Answer:
Closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered.
Explanation:
The answer is D. They keep the same form no matter what tense is used.
In this story of innocents destroyed by evil, the 'mockingbird' comes to represent the idea of innocence. Thus, to kill a mockingbird is to destroy innocence." ... Later in the book, Scout explains to Atticus that hurting their reclusive neighbor Boo Radley would be "sort of like shootin' a mockingbird."
