When you compress something you are pushing it into a smaller space. When something contracts, it gets smaller. An example of contraction is when the volume of a mass of water gets smaller as it cools.
The store gave out samples by the dozen. - Is the correct phrase, as an adverbial phrase is a word/ phrase that modifies the/ qualifies an adjective. So the 'dozen' modifies the sentence.
<span>An overrding idea found in any piece of fiction is known as the D. theme. The setting is where the story is happening while the conflict is the situation that needs to be resolved. The plot is the way in which events are organized while the theme is the most basic idea explored.</span>
