<u>Answer</u>:
In spite of
is an example of an adversative transition in the given excerpt.
<u>Explanation</u>:
Transitions are used to connect two sentences or ideas which is used to help the reader move from one idea to another. Adversative transitions are used to explain about a conflict or an emphasis or a concession or a dismissal or replacement. Here in the given example, the adversative transition “In spite of” explains about the concession that even when John loved so much, he remained active and alive ignoring the fact that he had a lust towards Northland.
C. A compound predicate has 2 parts to the predicate. In this sentence, the noun "She" does both "washed the shells and dried them in the sun" which is the compound predicate.
Answer:
they wanted to expand their power in the world
Explanation:
Well we want people to be there for us and love us so when someone comes around and you really like them, even if you haven’t known them for long you want them to be there for you, it feels good to have friends and/or people that will be there for you to talk and love you.