<span>It was on such an island in the third summer of its yellow green that we built our watch fire. Not in the thicket of dancing willow wands, but on the level terrace of fine sand which has been added that spring a little new bit of world beautifully ridged with ripple marks and strewn with the tiny skeletons of turtles and fish all as white and dry as if they had been expertly cured. We had been careful not to mar the freshness of the place although we often swam to it on summer evenings and lay on the sand to rest.</span>
        
             
        
        
        
I would say the answer is b.the candidate tries to be humorous
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Ration is a synonym for Portion
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
A shift in thought can be indicated by the use of C. an em dash.
An em dash is used to set of an interruption that is closely relevant to the sentence but is not grammatically part of it. These set of interruptions can be found in a list, illustration, restatement, shift in thought or tone, summary, or dramatic point.
Semicolon (;) is used to connect independent clauses.
Ellipses (. . .) are used to indicate that material is missing in the sentence or passage.