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The correct answer of this answer is option C. The description of the attire of the strange man say of his social status that he belonged to the nobility. A nobleman uses special fabrics in his clothes. This denotes the status of a nobleman.
Moderate means D- to take on a serious mode.
The writer used the word 'moderate' to make a comparison between those people who would lead a serious life without any excess with the group of people who would do whatever they wanted to fight against the Black Death.
Answer:
The noun phrase that is explained by the appositives is:
"...then I was answered by a voice from within the tomb!"
Explanation:
As stated above about an appositive, you will discover that the appositive, "...- by a cry, at first muffled and broken,..." explains the above noun phrase. It tells the reader the type of voice it heard from the tomb. A noun phrase is known as a phrase that possesses a noun (or indefinite pronoun) and performs the same grammatical function as a noun. These noun phrases can actually function as verb subjects and objects. It can also function as a predicative expression and as the complement of prepositions.
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