The answer is a.orphan because they are abandoned or neglected
#6 is correct.
#7 is not an equation.
It should start with "Distance =" and then "something something" on the other side.
#8 is wrong.
lol
I would say A. diction is concerned with the word choice within a work, and A is the only answer that focuses on that. B and C discuss places within the story, like the conflict and the climax, and plot structure and diction aren't exactly directly related. D discusses character development, which doesn't relate as closely to diction as choice A.
Well, 3 of them are states and the only one that IS NOT a state would be Pheonix. So Pheonix DOES NOT belong.