It depends on what that paragraph says. I don't have sufficient context to provide a solid answer.
If I had to guess, your paragraph was most likely about the conflict between ideals of individualism and community.
A general rubric does not evaluate the supporting details in a piece of writing.
Answer:
"Sandy and Thomas " is an example of a compound subject. (letter A. compound)
Explanation:
<u>We can define subject as the topic of a sentence - what the sentence is about</u>. For instance, the sentence below has "I" as its subject.
- I drove all day yesterday.
<u>When a sentence has two or more subjects, we have a compound subject. This type of subject is connected by "and" or "or", and it can present commas in case there are more than two subjects. The sentence below has an example of a compound subject:</u>
<u>- Sandy and Thomas have bought their plane tickets.</u>
Answer: 1. "It was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly" means that it was useless and unimportant to make a fool understand something. 2. The fool is Hal. 3. His folly was his lack of good sense, trying to wake the dogs up. 4. John Thornton thought it was non-sense to intervene because regardless of the past warnings of the ice breaking down, he still wanted to wake the dogs up and continue moving.
Explanation: In the story, the team that is traveling towards their destination encounters difficulties to cross the river. John Thornton warns them that the ice is melting and that they might sink If they continue. Despite all the tragedies and losses the team has had in the trip, Hal ignores the warnings and tries to wake the dogs up. Thornton concludes that trying to convince a fool and his lack of non-sense is useless and unimportant since there is no way Hal will understand.
