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Expository essays should be FAIR to other points of view.
If you are writing an Argumentative Essay, a counterclaim is a claim that acknowledges the opponent's claim, and proves your point further.
Answer:
Desperate: Eddie
Thoughtful: Megan
Good at baking: Eddie and Megan
Explanation:
Eddie is the one "groaning, sighing, and grumbling" while Megan "offered" to help him.