I am pretty sure it is D but not 100% sure
Some verbs for sea/water are
Wet
Soak
Drench
Saturate
Sodden
They all mean sea or water in a way
To provide relief, recovery and reform to a nation.
The author's purpose for writing Midas’s Zinc Touch is about greed.
<h3>What is an author's purpose?</h3>
This is known as an author's reason or intent for writing a certain piece of writing, this range from amusing, informing or persuading a reader.
In the story, King Midas was found guilty of greed when he touched his daughter and she turned to gold.
King Midas had been rewarded by God for taking good care of his friend, and when he asked God to grant him a wish that whatever he touched should turn to gold.
God had asked him if he had made a wise decision and he said he did make a good decision which made his greed turn his daughter to gold.
Hence, the author's purpose for writing Midas’s Zinc Touch is to bring to notice the dangers of greed.
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Answer:
yes they were starving because they were too depressed to eat and had no strength to do anything
