If this is an excerpt from a story, I wouldn’t be of much help. But from a layman's perspective, it seems like the character is attempting to please the failed humorist or he or she would have been frank. This in turn may have triggered a chain reaction, prompting the humorist to continue with his jokes which would have further affected the character. He or she is also giving the former a false sense of happiness and appreciation.
This passage may not affect the whole story in a remarkably discernible manner, but it definitely proves the character's penchant for politeness. And that may be be a deciding factor in his or her further decisions that ultimately define the plot of the story.
Let us dissect each sentence to tell which of these does not follow the rules for subject-verb agreement.
A.) The subject is 'each of the students' while the verb is 'is'. More particularly, the verb refers to 'each' which is singular. So, this is correct.
B.) The subject is 'student' while the verb is 'were'. The word 'were' is the paste tense of are which is used for a plural subject. But since student is singular, then the verb should have been 'was'. So, this is incorrect.
C.) The subject is 'my dog and my cat' which pertains to two nouns, thus it is plural. It agrees with its plural verb 'are'.
D.) The subject is 'Tom' while the verb is 'does'. Both are intended for singular use. So, this is correct.
Therefore, the answer to this is letter B.
With which themes did Roman comedy mainly deal?
The themes that Roman comedy mainly dealt with are:
<em><u>Explanation: </u></em>
<em>Roman comedy mainly dealt with love, misunderstanding, mistaken identity and deception. Roman theatre takes a lot from Greek theater and Alexander the Great disseminated the Greek theatrical tradition throughout the lands he conquered. In Rome however theater related to civic opportunities and theater which was politically and socially charged was much more conservative. The early plays were extremely lewd and mentioned rulers by name but once the play made it to Rome from Athens that kind of stuff didn't go over so well so Roman theatre makes its characters more general and without mentioning specific rulers by name. </em>
Answer: King of Sparta (in Greece)
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