The best word to describe skinny would have to be the word lean.
Major conflict. Ellen continually suffers abuse by her neglectful caretakers and searches for a stable home and loving family. rising action. Ellen is placed in a number of temporary homes, all of which are unhappy, and she longs for a home where she is loved and cared for.
The answer is B) 6 because it doesn't have anything to do with the phalanx, which is what the passage mainly focuses on.
I believe it's D, because without "(especially the corn)" its a complete sentence that still makes sense.
I will prosper in food and profit
