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Answer:
The trails in Salem Open Space Preserve ARE lined with thick patches of wild blackberry bushes.
Explanation:
ARE refers to trails, which is plural. When something is plural, it should be followed by "are" rather than "is"
Answer:
Both Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley from the Harry Potter series are friends with Harry Potter, are scared of Lord Voldemort, are loyal friends, are friends of Hagrid's, are enemies of Draco Malfoy, don't like Professor Snape, are in the Gryffindor house, go to Hogwarts, have the same classes (in most of the books)... the list could go on.
Answer:
You were thinking something else happened, but there was a turn of events. This creates tension in a story or passage to a reader.
Explanation:
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