There were no roads or automobiles in the area.
It's clear through the passage that there are no paved roads or cars to get the miners from place to place. They had to carry all of their gear and supplies through dangerous trails by foot, only being able to travel a certain amount each day.
After reading the instructions and each option, we can select the ones that differ from the other three in their groups as follows:
- D. happy
- C. polishes
- C. loved
- A. watched
- A. pollution
- A. musician
Let's break down each of the options above:
- The word "happy" is stressed in the first syllable. The other words in the group are stressed in the final syllable.
- The letters "es" in "polishes" have a vowel sound that the letter "s" in the other words does not have.
- The letters "ed" in "loved" sound like a "d", whereas in the other words they sound like a "t".
- The letters "ed" in "watched" sound like a "t", wheres in the other words they sound like "id".
- In "pollution", the stressed syllable the second one. In the other words it is the first syllable.
- In "musician", the stressed syllable is the second one. In the other words, it is the first one.
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