The correct answer is letter a. arguments. Cause-and-effect paragraphs and persuasion paragraphs are very similar to arguments. In an argument you are making a claim about a topic. It is also concerned with why things happen (causes) and what happens as a result (effects<span>).</span>
Among the two sentences given, the first sentence used the modifier correctly in order to clearly describe the words it is intended. The sentence, "I saw the car, that had passed us, screech to a halt at the red light." The modifier in this sentence is the phrase, "that had passed us". This phrase describes the word "car".