The correct answer is C. By showing that most students are not tardy because of doctor's appointments.
Explanation
A counterclaim is an argument that contradicts or opponents the main claim of an argument. In this case, the counterclaim is "Some residents believe that this is due to early morning doctor appointments" because these sentences oppose the idea of the author about making schools have starting time every day. Additionally, the author responds to the counterclaim by saying "Only eight percent of those students had medical excuses". So, the correct answer is C. By showing that most students are not tardy because of doctor appointments.
The choice that correctly identifies the type of verb traveling is in each of the sentence above is option A. Sentence 1: gerund, sentence 2: participle.
Sentence 1 uses the word "Traveling" as a gerund. A gerund is a word that takes the verb form -ing, but functions as a noun in the sentence. In sentence 2, the word "traveling" is used as a participle. A participle is a word that also takes the form of a verb, but functions as an adjective or as a noun.
4. D. Andy was shocked and horrified to hear the details of how Ann was killed and felt her loss more deeply.
5. C. “‘Hearing Conor,’ he said, ‘I made sounds I’ve never heard myself make. To hear that your daughter was on the floor saying ‘no’ and holding her hands up and still be shot is just — it’s just not...’ He tried to explain the horror of such knowledge, but it’s not easy.” ( Paragraph 92)
This evidence best proves the answer to question #4 and explains why #4 is correct. In option C, it specifically states Andy's reaction to Conor's account of Ann's murder. Listening to Conor tell about how Ann was on the floor and saying, "no" while she was helpless to stop him, horrified and shocked Andy. The narrator specifically says that the horror of the knowledge was hard for him to explain.
