Answer:
Despite his nerves, he was ready for his first interview; he had thought through each potential question.
Explanation:
<u>It is best to put a semicolon before the part “he had thought through each potential question”. </u><u>This part can stand as a separate sentence, which is why it is correct to put semicolons here</u>, and not after “Despite his nerves” like in example B. This part is dependent on the rest of the sentence.
<u>The reason why it can also be put after the semicolon is the fact it adds the information to what has been said before</u>. <em>Because </em>Sameer thought through the questions, he is feeling ready. This is why example A is not correct – it includes the word <u>although</u>, which would mean that he was ready <em>despite </em>doing something and not <em>because </em>of it.
Example C is not correct because it provides no connection between the first and second parts of the sentence.
Answer:
B. put under a spell.
Explanation:
The verb <u>enthrall</u> means <em>captivate</em> or <em>charm </em>or <em>capture the fascinated attention of.</em>
<u>Answer:</u>
<u>describe a change in his perception.</u>
<u>Explanation:</u>
Note that in paragraph 2 the reader can decern a shift in Twain's perception when he stated that a day came when he didn't see the same beauty of the river that he saw before.
Thus, readers could make inferences by comparing and contrasting his differing point of view.