This extract if from 'The Leap' by Louise Erdrich.
Explanation:
It is about a blind mother who is surviving about half of the blindfold trapeze act, the Flying Avalons. The daughter says how she was saved by her mother thrice.
First she was saved when a tent pole cracked and fell on the town square. The father and mother gave her life. the other incident was when their house caught fire, her mother saved her.
The girl trusted her mother and was saved.
Answer:
The pitcher thinks that the batter is much better than he is.
Explanation:
The pitcher is having a mixed feeling of anxiety and respect facing the better, thinking that the batter is much better than he truly is.
The phrase from the paragraph that makes a transition to a different idea is:
"In contrast".
<u>Explanation:</u>
Transition is word or phrase that connects two sentences or ideas that are expressed in an article or essay.
It aids in expressing two ideas that may be different to each other, or may be in sync with each other.
In the mentioned passage, the idea expressed about the changes in the mode of communication is aided by the transition phrase "in contrast", as it helps make the transit from the previous idea and concept to the new and updated one.
