British leaders misunderstood how serious colonists were about fighting against British rule. The colonists were deeply upset with King George III and his disregard for the colonists' wishes and opinions. British leaders did not realize how passionate colonists were about earning their freedom.
'<em>The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle</em>' is a detective-based short story by Arthur Conan Doyle. In the stories, Blue Carbuncle and Three students, Holmes wanted to give a second chance to the guilty person. Thus, option B is accurate.
<h3>Who is Holmes in the story?</h3>
Sherlock Holmes is the main character in the story and is a private detective who is sharp and intelligent. He along with his friend Dr. Watson investigates the cases.
In Blue Carbuncle, he investigates James Ryder. At the end of the story, it is seen that he led Ryder away freely as he wanted him to give him a chance and didn't wanted to him to become a career criminal.
Therefore, option B. Sherlock wanted to give Ryder a second chance.
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<span>C. The shoe store across the street recently opened.</span>
A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and is followed by a noun, a pronoun, gerund, or clause. The preposition can also be followed by a modifier plus noun, pronoun, gerund, or clause.
In the above sentence, the preposition used is "with" and it is followed by nouns "strawberries and rhubarb".
Prepositional phrases may serve as adjective or adverb. As an adjective, it answers the question Which one? As an adverb, it answers the questions How? When? or Where?