<span>B."Those two claims don't add up, but maybe we can find another source that helps us sort them out."
This is the nicest and most effective route to help out a student and point out the contradiction</span>
Delhi Chief Minister<span> Arvind Kejriwal on Friday thanked people, media ... of </span>Delhi<span> for their role in implementing the 15-day </span>odd-even drive<span> to</span>
Eliminate A, definitely not D. In this sentence, it says, "in a flourishing state in a forest." In some way flourishing is modifying the stick.
And since "stick" is used as a noun, your answer is C.
Hope this helps. If not, feel free to ask questions. :)
Pathos is an appeal to emotion.
