If you are unsure whether a group of words is a clause<span> or </span>phrase<span>, break down the words into the parts of speech to help you decide. If there is a subject and a verb with a predicate, it is a </span>clause. If there is a noun but no verb or a verb but no noun and does not have a predicate, it is a phrase<span>. therefor it is B</span>
I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option A. The statement above is an example of parallel construction. It <span>is the use of repeating words and forms to give pattern and rhythm to a passage in </span>literature<span>. Hope this answers the question.</span>
Answer: Rainsford believed this because Zaroff stopped and his eyes climbed up the trunk of the tree. But his eyes stopped before he reached the limb where Rainsford lay and he smiled. Then he blew a smoke ring towards the tree and walked in the opposite direction. It’s obvious that Zaroff knew he was there, but was trying to prolong the game.
