The correct answer is b.
Hardly, as an adverb means "just", hardly, in this context is acting as a limiting modifier of the word ever. <em>Hardly ever</em> means very occasionally. We may use words like it to emphasize how infrequently an action takes place. You should note also that there could be other ways to give quite the same meaning, like when you use <em>rarely</em> or <em>seldom</em>, but, hardly ever has also a <u>negative</u> connotation.
Answer:
c Accidentally
Explanation:
According to the sentence given, Christopher Columbus had limited knowledge of world geography and inaccurate navigational devices; and as a result of this, he was able to accidentally discover North America and all the available riches there.
The word "inadvertently" as used in the sentence means accidentally.
Answer:
Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.
Explanation:
Solution: '...this bitterness was now mine' indicates that effect of racial prejudice are passed down from generation to generation.
The world around a person born into a disadvantaged family sets a conspiracy against him even before they are born and this is passed on to his children.
