punishment (imposition of a penalty as a response to an action or behavior that seemed unacceptable) = retribution (punishment as a vengeance for a wrong or criminal act)
taciturn (someone who is not loud or talkative) = silent (someone who is not speaking or not making any noise)
contrived (something that was created deliberately) = planned (something that is existing or was created according to a plan)
countenance (someone's facial expression) = expression
retinue (a group of advisers or a group of people escorting someone important) = attendants (an assistant to an important person)
pleasing (something satisfying) = conciliatory (something intending to conciliate and pacify opposing views)
Quotations marks.
Mary said to Billy "hi, how are you"
Answer:
C "The sight of the thousands of poor who have been rendered homeless by the combined efforts of the tossing earth and flames is pathetic in the extreme." (Paragraph 14)
Explanation:
REPORTS FROM THE RUINS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE OF 1906 (This is the article.)
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"During the rock concert" would be the subject, as "an amplifier exploded on stage" would be the predicate.