The affair is the main reason why the witch-hunt began abigail very much wanted to be with John Proctor. However girls were to remain pure certainly, adultery was forbidden but for a young girl to have an affair with a married man would have been the most horrible crime of all. The punishment would be probably death for she has broken a rule that was very much important.
The crowd, because it identifies a group of people and still sounds like a singular noun.
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As I did not see the choices I am editing this but as someone who read it early on the only one that makes sense would be the first one- young boys and girls in middle or high school!
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