Answer:
Personally from my own perspective the meaning of this quote is how some people put on a mask to make other people happy and or so other people don't notice how sad/empty they feel.
Explanation:
The correct answer is a.Holding her note cards, the woman stepped up to the microphone ready to give her speech..
That is because it is the most grammatically acceptable sentence of all the ones mentioned here as it has both the proper syntax and proper punctuation.
B. Roots
Roots are the smallest meaningful parts of words. For example the root word of aquamarine would be Aqua, which means water. So the root word can also give you a hint on the meaning of the word.
Hope this helps :)
The verb is past participle so that would be option A.
