Answer:A
Explanation: “wags” and “panted” have a different tense
His owners have fed and clothed him in exchange for his liberty.
In medias res
It literally translates into "In the middle of things"
Answer: change in tone of writing
Explanation: an author may change the tone of their writing. here is an example:
It was so nice to celebrate my birthday with my friends today. If only I could’ve said goodbye to my mom before she passed.
In this example, the tone of the words change between happy/nostalgic to sad/regretful/melancholy etc.
Answer:
to suggest that children consider the lottery a game and do not understand it
Explanation:
According to the passage from "The Lottery", the narrator describes school being over for the summer and how uneasy the children were feeling about their liberty.
He describes Bobby Martins and some other boys picking up the smoothest and roundest stones and gathering them in a pile and guarding them.
Therefore, the most likely purpose of depicting how the boys are collecting the stones is that to suggest that children consider the lottery a game and do not understand it
