The strategy that would most improve Laurel’s statement to make it more conventional is option D) “Change the phrase "shooting the breeze" because it is too informal and cannot be understood literally.” When speaking to her new neighbors about babysitting their daughter, Laurel needs to adapt her language to her audience, in this case adults, in order to express her ideas in a way that everybody understands. The rest of the options are incorrect since the language used is not informal and does not interfere with the understanding of her message.
The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: " b. Whenever it gets too cold outside, my husband worries about the pipes freezing. Based on the choices above, it is the choice on letter b that contains an explanation. It explains why the husband worries about the pipes freezing.
The gifts because the old man took his stuff and gave it back to him, to pretty much in a way say " it's okay"
