After the / whiteboard isn’t supposed to be capitalized. P.e is supposed to be capitalized. In the sentence, “Kids would play hula hoop...” Change it to, “Kids would play hula hoop, tag, hopscotch, football, and skipping ropes. Also, readong is supposed to be reading.
The remark was so _____ that Emily, who is not usually sensitive to such lapses in taste, gave a gasp of surprise.
inappropriate
If the passage is about the human errors that contributed to the spread of the fire, only details that prevented the firemen from being able to contain the fire should be used. The sentence "Even after the fire, Brown was confident..." shows that Brown was confident in his decision. This sentence does not however directly contribute to the firefighters inability to effectively contain the fire at the time of the fire. This takes place after the fire has done the damage.
I would say that the correct sentence is (D).
answer (C) has the apostrophe in the wrong place, and in (B) the comma doesn't really break up the sentence properly. 'the shaggy brown,' doesn't make sense on its own. and in (A), there isn't any commas at all