The official meaning of partner in the English language is ''a person who takes part in an undertaking with another or others, especially in a business or firm with shared risks and profits.''
But there are other ways to use partner, a partner can be a companion such as a friend. Another meaning of partner can be a love interest such as a spouse.
I will leave the answer is C. The person who wrote the paragraph used a personal example, but personal example did not help.
<u>John Updike (</u> 1932 – 2009) was an American poet and novelist. He also wrote short stories and was a literary critic. He became famous for his comical ‘ <em><u>Rabbit’ </u></em>series.
Question: What is a common characteristic of John Updike’s writing?
Answer: D.) it is often humorous
Cream and coffee mix easily. Joy and sadness mixes easily. The similie represents how emotions can change/mix considerably.
Yes. You can separate the sentence at “Nearly two years later...” by adding a period after CIA.