"Has been waiting" should be your answer. a simple predicate is the verb or verb phrase in the sentence and it usually tells what the subject does.
It's important to use the literary elements/devices in the book like how it describes someone's appearance by using a metaphor, simile, and personification. you can tell how one feels by how they say things like if they yelled it, it would mean they are angry in that part. in an action of a drama the sounds like a boom, paw, rattle etc. is helpful to think about while thinking of it. Imagery and detail is very helpful to use while picturing the action.
I think the answer would be C.
Answer:
A He knows the situation is hopeless.
Explanation:
In "Tell Them Not To Kill Me" by Juan Rulfo, Justino is in conversation with his father Juvencio Nava who is convicted of murder nearly forty years ago. In the present scenario, he is awaiting a shooting squad that will execute him. He is asking with his son to go and plead to the colonel to spare him. This colonel turns out to be the son of the deceased man Don Lupe who Juvencio had murdered. Justino refuses to obey his father's request as he also fears for his safety and that of his children and wife. If they know that he's the son of the convict, they might also turn their guns to him and his family. So, according to him, his father is in a hopeless situation.
