The conventional rule is to take the plural form of the verb when two nouns are joined by the conjunction 'and'. However, there are exceptions. Only then can you break the rule.
When the two nouns refer to one thing only, then you can use the single form. For example: The president and the CEO joins the meeting today. In this example, the president and CEO apply to one person only. Hence, you use the singular form of the verb.
The correct inference of the passage from "The cask of Amontillado" would be : D. the narrator has been insulted many times and vows revenge against fortunato.
The narrator could not fortunato when he needed him
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The sentence that best reveals the context is: "With the end of the cold war there was the creeping concern that without a focus for hatred and distrust, a sense of national identity would evaporate, that the left side of the hyphen—African-American, Mexican-American, Irish-American—would overwhelm the right."
By reading "...the end of the cold war...", the reader infers the time the story is set in. The Cold War started after the Second World War (1945) and ended in 1991 with the end of the Soviet Union.
In addition, by reading "...the left side of the hyphen - African-American, Mexican-American, Irish-American - would overwhelm the right", readers can deduce that the author is referring to the US and its fear of loosing a sense of nationalism and unity among its diverse population.
In all, the setting is the US in the early 90's because of the reference to the end of the Cold War and the fear of not being unified anymore.
The inference is about the summary of the chapters in the story.
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In Chapter 1, a crowd of deary looking people gathered outside the door of the prison as the prison was meant for dangerous criminals.
In Chapter 2, Hester was found guiltu of adultery and was sent to prison.
In Chapter 3, a man was brought in who learned about the adultery case and her sentence.
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