I think that the answer is 10 + 2
The best way to punctuate the bolded portion of the sentence would be
<span>“We have a problem;” which is the 4th option.
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This would make the complete sentence read as the following:
<span>Jill remarked, “We have a problem;" she went on to give details.</span>
Increased prosperity and a growing middle class.
A simile includes something that has like or as and a metaphor does not have that. It only contrasts
A. Because grapes and pumpkins grow on vines so they work together. With B., it's either your parents OR your grandparents, not both, therefore they are not working together. For C., Steve and Thuan love professional basketball, but love is a noun. There is no verb in D., so the answer is A.