Sure just ask me Wich answer your looking for
The correct answer would be the first option. A collective subject is a noun (functioning as the subject) that describes a group made of many parts. For example, the words "team" which means a group of people playing. Another one is "pack" used in a pack of wolves, which means a group of wolves.
The conclusion or resolution is at the end. It is where we find out about the future of the protagonist
The first one means that you tried to stop feeling nervous or you tried to swallow so much that you couldn't.
The second one means that you are getting more nervous, or anxious.
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