The first sentence gives the main idea of the selection
The answer is: [B]: was saying all the things .
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Note: A 'prepositional phrase' ALWAYS begins with a preposition.
Answer choice: [B] — "was saying all the things"—is the only answer choice given that does not begin with a preposition.
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Reuben as a boy's name is pronounced ROO-ben. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Reuben is "see, a son".
Possible nicknames for Ruben include Ben, Benny or even Ru/Roo. Ruben can also be spelt Reuben and Rueben.
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Yes, the term, 'their immediate concern was to save Lucas from the jaws of death' would be figurative speech because Lucas is <em>not</em> actually going to die by getting eaten. It is a metaphor.
Please paraphrase just in case.
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