The sentence is using the word "was" instead of the word "were". Using "were" is appropriate for talking about the past tense for plural things. Simply change the words. Hope this helped :))
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The excerpt is a hook. It captures the readers focus and describes the argument of the paper.
The theme of Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning is:
C. The speaker loves her beloved in every possible way.
Browning’s Sonnet 43, which is entitled “How Do I Love Thee?” speaks about the endless ways of how she loves her beloved.
D) I am so terribly sorry., would be the most formal.