The answer is D.It strengthens the conflict by revealing the severity of
the punishments that one convicted of spying will face. This is because
the excerpt specifically mentions when the punishment and the reason of
the punishment in full details making it an obvious choice for an
answer.
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'Water freezes at 0 degrees C' is a universal truth, meaning that it is a statement accepted as a general truth.
In making this statement negative, we could say that:
<em>Water doesn't freeze at 100 degrees C. Water freezes at 0 degrees C.</em>
Or, the verb 'freezes' could be replaced by the negative form of its antonym which is 'boils'.
<em>Water doesn't boil at 0 degrees C. Water boils at 100 degrees C.</em>
Mr. White feels uncomfortable when his son Herbert outsmarts him.
