Which novel are u talking about?
Answer: D. Save Water
Explanation:
If they did not want to wash plates and switched to paper plates for lunches as well as brought in water from other places, they were trying to save water.
Rule 1. A subject will come before a phrase beginning with of. This is a key rule for understanding subjects. The word of is the culprit in many, perhaps most, subject-verb mistakes.
A bouquet of yellow roses lends color and fragrance to the room.
Rule 2. Two singular subjects connected by or, either/or, or neither/nor require a singular verb.
My aunt or my uncle is arriving by train today.
