A battle takes place during Santiago’s and the alchemist’s first day at the camp. Santiago finds the Alchemist feeding his falcon and tells him he has no idea how to turn into the wind. He asks why the alchemist doesn’t seem worried since if Santiago doesn’t turn into the wind, they will both die. The alchemist says he already knows how to turn himself into the wind.
The correct answer is B , principal.
In terms of meaning, both words function as nouns and verbs but they have a different definition. When sprang works as a verb it is the past tense of spring, and it refers to a sudden move or the release of something. When it works as a noun, it refers to a season. On the other hand, strand refers to the act of abandoning when it works as a verb, and it refers to a part of a rope when it works as a noun.
In terms of pronunciation, both words start with a fricative consonant sound; however, the word sprang ends up with a nasal sound, and the word strand ends up with a plosive sound.
