Answer:
second
Explanation: I hope it helps if not I`m sorry
I will be your friend just mark me as brainliest
The correct answer is phrase, option D. A group of words that functions as a part of speech, but lacks a subject or a predicate is a phrase. It is a conceptual unit, and is only a part of a clause. Examples of phrases are: department store, my children, believing in fairies, and a big, black wolf.
According to Nora's answer the reader expects that <u>Mrs. Linde will accuse Nora of having an affair.</u> The reader can infere this answer taking into account that:
1. Noras's husband is a jealous man
2. She has a background experience that demonstrates she is able to do so, when she states "if I mentioned any of the dear folk at home"