B. to ensure that the colonists relied on trade for food
C. The state of Virginia.
This is the sentence fragment that requires only a predicate in order to be written as a complete sentence.
Predicate is identified as a part of a sentence that talks about the subject of the sentence. In short, the predicate is anything but the subject.
Choice C. The state of Virginia is the subject of the sentence. So, anything added to describe the subject is a predicate.
For example: The state of Virginia is in the United States of America.
The predicate in the sentence is : is in the United States of America.
In my opinion, the correct answer is <span>D.) The author uses a metaphor to compare the West Riding men in their quest for money with hounds that pursue prey. From the context, we can realize that </span><span>Brontë was referring precisely to those men as money-thirsty people who underwent all kinds of small "local speculations" to earn money.</span>
1: Should not take
2: Should we get
3: Should save
4: Should not eat
5: Should follow
6: Should be
7: Should look
8: Should get
9: Should come
10: Should bring
11: Should we use