Beowulf, T<span>he Canterbury Tales, and the medieval retellings of the King Arthur stories show how traditions reach both the past and the future. Traditions are firmly established ways of doing things and can indicate patterns observed from the past. These stories are able to relay how traditions are still being practiced even today. </span>
I'd say it's D) Indirect object, but I'm not sure, so don't take my word as gospel :)
It depends on what type of essay you are writing . If it’s argumentative it also depends on if you are writing it for the intro. The intro goes:
Hook- catch attention
Thesis- restate argument
Claim- what you think
I think D is the correct answer
