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Answer:
on a deserted or isolated place
Explanation:
<u>The expert paints the picture of some empty, wistful place in the deserted countryside. </u>
It mentioned it was a “dull, dark and soundless” day, <u>which tells us there were no people around as there is no sound made by them.</u> This gives us the clue it is an isolated place, far from any crowded settlement.
The line that mentioned author passed through the “singularly dreary tract of country” <u>tells us it is in the empty, depressing countryside that has a gloomy aura.</u> There is no mention of people or anyone around, no mention of other buildings. <u>The passage suggests, therefore, the place is detached from the cluster, unusual and lifeless.</u>
Answers:
1. the word that joins the two parts is "and"
2. the subject is "they"
Explanation:
1. the words joining compound sentences can be easily remembered using the acronym 'fanboys': for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
2. the subject of a sentence is the person/thing that is doing or being something
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