The answer is D I believe
Contestants are running. This sentence contain a subject verb agreement. Subject - contestants; verb - are running. These words put together forms a complete thought.
Agreement rule applies to a subject joined by OR or NOR is make the verb agree with the subject closest to the verb.
OR / NOR Rule states that Singular subjects joined by OR or NOR are singular. Plural subjects joined by OR or NOR are plural.
So if the subject is singular, the verb must be in singular form if joined by OR or NOR. If the subject is plural, the verb must be in plural form if joined by OR or NOR.
Answer: Great green and yellow grasshoppers are everywhere in the tall grass, popping up like corn to sting the flesh
Explanation:
The text in this excerpt from N. Scott Momaday's The Way to Rainy Mountainb that uses a simile to create a vivid picture is "Great green and yellow grasshoppers are everywhere in the tall grass, popping up like corn to sting the flesh".
A simile refers to a figurative language there used in the description of people, places, events etc through comparisons. In similes, words such as "like" as used in showing similarities.
In this excerpt, we can infer that the simile was used in the phrase "popping up like corn". This conveyed the message that grasshoppers jump out of the tall grass.
