I think that the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 2 is the second one. The sentence, then, would be:
The flavor of the fish is mild and the texture of the flesh is tender and flaky.
Explanation:
I think the second is the best choice because it is the most simple way to build the sentence. All the other choices are also correct, but I believe that, when writing, you always have to chose the most direct, simpler way to explain things so that it is easier for the reader to comprehend the message you re trying to give.
I have indeed watched the movie, and even though I wasn't frightened by it, I would say it counts as a horror movie since there are gothic parts to it, but the romance and comedy in it largely overshadow the scary parts.
It indicates that Huck frequents places perhaps grocery stores where the conditions are not sanitary what with "sickly eggs and rotten cabbages and dead cats" in other words, Huck cannot afford to frequent fancier shops or fancier homes because he is poverty stricken and used to such sights.
