When you compress something you are pushing it into a smaller space. When something contracts, it gets smaller. An example of contraction is when the volume of a mass of water gets smaller as it cools.
B) To show the struggles of farmers during the Great Depression
The kind of word that is a pronoun in bold letters is the subject. It was she brought me the cake.
Answer: A) Subject
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