The answer is both a and b
That is called a Thesaurus. It lists synonyms and antonyms.
The correct answer is "A patient and scholarly man". This answer is backed up by text in the short story in the last paragraph which states, " He rummaged <em>patiently</em> among the papers......" The book shelf and the many books in mess suggests that he studies a lot and therefore is probably a well studied scholarly man. Hope this helps!
To provide more information or to identify a word, a noun or pronoun is placed with another noun or pronoun, referred to as an <em>appositive phrase.</em>
An appositive phrase may be nonessential or essential.
In essential appositive, the words are not set off with commas.
Whereas, <em>nonessential appositive</em> refers to the addition of meaning in a sentence which is already clear and is set off with commas.
Hence, in the above sentence, the nonessential appositive phrase is 'a dense dead star'. Herein,<em> 'dense dead'</em> are modifiers which modify 'star' and provides detail about it.
Answer:
C. The seeds are mysteriously planted.
Explanation:
Fantasy is the faculty or activity of imagining things, especially things that are mysterious, impossible or improbable.