4 is the answer because the author expresses an opinion, "<span>the most popular places to shop—including four grocery stores" is an opinion. It is the authors own opinion that these are the best places to shop.</span>
A person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority.<span>synonyms:<span>petitioner, supplicant, pleader, beggar, applicant"they were not mere suppliants"</span></span>
The participial phrase is crunching popcorn and this would modifie girl
"wrote" would be the correct past tense form.