The answer is b. team.
The past participles battered and bruised are both intended to modify the noun team, the head of the noun phrase the football team which serves as the subject of the main clause.
Answer: Formal
This excerpt is an example of formal writing. There are several ways in which we can identify this characteristic. The excerpt discusses an academic topic, which is a literary analysis of Emerson's writing. Moreover, the sample uses formal words, such as "stress" and "pre-eminent."
B it creates suspense and concern for that cats life and questions what happened.
Answer:
destructive
, damaging or harmful.
Explanation:
The words closest to devastating in meaning are
destructive
, ruinous
, disastrous
, catastrophic
, calamitous
, cataclysmic
, pernicious
, noxious, harmful
, damaging
, injurious
, hurtful and wounding. Devastating means highly destructive and damaging something happen to something or somebody. All the words present in the above are same in meaning to the word devastating.
I'm thinking the answer is C, hope this helps!