I think it is the verb. Because the verb represents an action or a state of being.
You could pose questions ...
"What does it mean to be an adult? Is it based on age? Is it based on employment? Is it a gut feeling? More important perhaps than these questions, is how the sense of being an adult helps one assume a larger role in our society."
I'm not sure exactly how you plan to go about your paper or what ideas you are exploring within your writing, so this might not work entirely. Nevertheless, I think it could be a good place for you to start.
Hm... I would say the answer is A) Bees, as the passage doesn't seem to mention any of the other things in direct relation to that sentence.
Answer:
a) tiny
Explanation:
Minuscule means extremely small or tiny.
The speaker did not like the clam chowder that he had, it was so disgusting to him that he he found it difficult to eat any part of it. Tiny is the best synonym for minuscule in this context. The other options do not exactly fit in into the context.
