The word group that contains a subject and verb in agreement with each other is "contestants are running".
A word group is a group of words where there is a grammatical relationship between the words. In our example: "contestants are running", the subject is "contestants" and the verb is "are running".
The agreement rule that applies to a subject joined by or nor is: use a singular verb. A compound subject, i.e. a subject that has more than one item in it, and consists of a choice, for example, "The cat or the dog ran after the mouse." The compound subject in this sentence needs a singular verb.
Brightest... A superlative is something of the highest quality or degree
Answer:
C.
Explanation:
This is the excerpt from "Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10th, 1666" by Anne Bradstreet.
As one could presume, the main event od this poem is the burning of the author's house, which made her question her opinion towards God, property and belongings.
First few lines of the poem describe how she was awakened from her sleep by her neighbors' yells screaming of fire.
She practically states that she doesn't wish to anyone to hear those sounds and experience what she experienced.
Also, this poem is famous for its use inverted syntax (inverted word order).
Now, answers A. and C. communicate the same meaning, however answer A. uses inverted syntax, so the best fitting answer would be C.
Note that, written without inverted syntax, these lines lost the rhyme, which suggests one of the reasons for use of inverted word order.
<span>the mask in the poem symbolizes people hiding their true feelings behind a false expression.</span>