The correct answer is b.
Hardly, as an adverb means "just", hardly, in this context is acting as a limiting modifier of the word ever. <em>Hardly ever</em> means very occasionally. We may use words like it to emphasize how infrequently an action takes place. You should note also that there could be other ways to give quite the same meaning, like when you use <em>rarely</em> or <em>seldom</em>, but, hardly ever has also a <u>negative</u> connotation.
Answer:
It shows that no one was free from witchcraft and that the authorities were willing to execute anyone to maintain their supremacy and need for control.
Explanation:
Giles Corey was a very influential farmer in Salem, in addition to being an admirable respected man and a high-ranking member of the Puritan church, but since he was accused of witchcraft, all his influence was not able to save him from torture and execution by stoning. This was done because the Salem authorities wanted to show that no one was free from the supremacy and control that they had in the city, showing that any citizen was passive to face the terrible yoke established by them.
The category of connective used in this sentence is show consequence.
Because the rain fell all day, the garden was wet - it is the consequence, the result.
Hello. Unfortunately you did not inform the poem to which this question refers, which makes it impossible for it to be answered. However, I will try to help you in the best possible way.
This is a personal question, but it needs the poem to be read so that it can be answered efficiently. In this case, it is first important that you read the entire poem and understand the points that are being raised about life after death. Next, you should assess whether these points match or even match your views on life after death. In addition, you must assess how the relationship between these points and your opinion is established, that is, how the points and your opinion are similar or different.
