D: summarizes the significance
Answer: D
Explanation: I just did this assignment and put in A as the other person said, but it was wrong.. it is D.
Answer:
Put the most relevant imbedded evidence in the sentence.
Gothic novels allowed writers and readers to explore these ideas through the medium of storytelling. [ insert embedded evidence]
A. Not everyone enjoys being afraid, and I don't think its a stretch to say that no one wants to experience a truly life threatening situation. (pg. 91 Ringo)
B. To really enjoy a scary situation, we have to know we're in a safe environment. (pg. 92 RIngo)
There aren't many parts of speech I believe. All I see is "effective" which is an adjective and "do" which is an auxiliary verb.