It changes the verb to a noun. Acceleration is the state or process of accelerating. Same for attraction. Hope this helps. :)
The underlying universal message of a text is the theme.
The theme is a big idea, something that you can learn about life in general.
Here are some examples of themes found in literature:
Love, such as Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, a tragic tale of forbidden love with terrible consequences.
Death, The Fault in Our Stars features teenage characters coming to terms with their mortality in the face of terminal illness.
Good vs. evil, The Chronicles of Narnia, C. S. Lewis', follows four siblings who pass into an entirely new world, in which they encounter characters both good (Aslan) and evil (The White Witch)
My talent is the ability to help others. I help others in any way that I can. When I am able to do this I feel fulfilled, it gives me a sense of importance.
The sentence that includes precise and clear word choices is the first one: The tin roof shone in the sun, and the front lawn was green and inviting.
You can see here that the description is quite vivid and complete, so that we can even imagine what the house and the lawn look like - Janice used descriptive words such as tin, front, green, and inviting to portray the entire picture.
I believe the answer is A because the more clear and concise(brief) you are, the better your resume will look.