Frayed- to become unraveled
tarnished- to become dull or spoiled after
bilge- dirty water that collects in corners
B, D and E are correct
A) means that you are already writing the essay and just citing more information, so wrong
B) means that you need to figure out what you are writing, so yes
C) means that you already did research and are putting it into your essay, so wrong
D) means you are graphing out how you are going to write your essay. so yes
E) means that you are looking over all your information and are getting ready to write it into your essay, so yes
To provide comic relief, because it's supposed to be humorous.
Hope this helps, happy studying~!
~{Dunsforhands}
Claim is used when referring to a thesis statement, while thesis is used when referring to an explanatory statement