The answer would be C. The committee's bickering was seriously impeding any real progress.
impede would translate to preventing...such as preventing progress.
The rising action is where stories develop
The correct answer to this problem would be the word theirs, the first one.
The usage of their/s is kind of a tricky one since it depends on what it usually is pertaining to in the previous lines. In this problem, it would refer to our presentation. If another word, let's say presentation, is added after the blank, then the answer would be their. In this case, there isn't anything after it so the answer would be theirs.
Those that have apostrophes on them aren't an option since it isn't applicable in this situation.
Answer:
Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, rectum, Eliminated from the body. (I could have the intestines backward)
i think its "Its irony helps the reader understand that such an idea is not acceptable and isn't meant to be taken seriously."