Answer: D. the correspondent thought that he was the one man afloat on all the oceans.
Explanation:
"The Open Boat" is a short story written by Stephen Crane. It is based on the author's own experience of surviving a shipwreck.
In the excerpt above, the theme of loneliness is best portrayed in detail D.<em>"One man afloat on all the oceans" </em>conveys the idea of loneliness and isolation, while the use of words "fragmentary" and "dull" contribute to the isolated atmosphere.
Weak: potent
The answer is potent.
I think it's D because A is correct B could be right and C is wrong. But the answer D is basically A and B combined. I know i explained that horribly but D should be correct.
A Subject verb disagreement is when you use the plural-form of a verb for a single form noun: Example: "the fox play" is disagreement because the plural form 'play' is used for singular noun fox.