I'd say A.
The word "describing" or almost anything ending with "ing" signifies an action occuring now, or in the present. B, C, and D use "when describing" which leads to the assumption that these things listed are taken into account while the landscape is being described but answer choice A uses "when they describe" which is passive rather than active.
Answer:
The title 'The Accursed House' is relevant to the story as it depicts a society that is accursed with negative thoughts.
Explanation:
The Accursed House is a short story written by Emile Gabriau. The story is a sarcasm on the society where we live in, which does not get suspicious when people charge extra or does something bad but when stores charges less and do something good to you.
The author has used the sarcasm to portray a society 'under curse' (accurse) which represents the shallow thoughts of people. It presents a society where people are accursed with negativity.
<u>Thus the title of the story 'The Accursed House' is relevant to the story as it depicts a society accursed with negativity and negative mind-set.</u>
Answer: It illustrates why the Three Musketeers need another
member for their team
Explanation:
This excerpt is showing one ambitious person who is wanting to run and with that potential she can be very good option for the team and she can beat someone and win. In the Three Musketeers there are four members of the team although that their title is Three Musketeers. This excerpt is suggesting that something will change and that something has to change, whether in the team of musketeers or her own team.
Ambitious person such like her are considered as the threat or as a potential player for one of the teams.
Answer:
Like most of the best science fiction novels, H.G. Wells's The War of the Worlds was light years ahead of its time. ... Having been around for more than a century, H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds still tickles the readers' fancy, which makes it easily one of the best books of all time.
Explanation:
The presidential election of 1876 led to the end of Reconstruction. Samuel Tilden outpolled Rutherford Hayes to win the popular vote. Tilden had 184 electoral votes to Hayes' 165 and 20 votes were uncounted. These 20 electoral votes were in dispute: in Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina. Each party reported its candidate had won the state, while in Oregon one elector was declared illegal and replaced. The 20 disputed electoral votes were eventually awarded to Hayes after a bitter legal and political battle. This gave Hayes the victory.
