"A singular verb is used because the two parts of the compound subject are thought of as a single item" is the sentence among the sentences given that <span>best explains why the verb in the following sentence is correct. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the first option. I hope it comes to your help.</span>
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b. The smelly football players quietly retreated to the locker room. It was hot as they
These contradictory descriptions can be reconciled because they capture both sides of what Hester has become because of her experiences. She is seen as pure, warm, and tender, because she has turned her life around. She is pleased to have her daughter, she helps others in the community, and people have begun to see her as a better person.
She is also seen as cold, because she has to carry the burden of holding a secret (the identity of her husband), and cannot be with the man she wants to be with.
Romeo and Juliet is like Oedipus the king because of the love Romeo and Juliet had was frowned on and not allowed to happen. Oedipus fell in love with his mother, making his love basically forbidden. They are similar for their forbidden loves.. I hope that this helps.