Answer:
Arguments are claims backed by reasons that are supported by evidence.
Answer: C. The hobbits live together near a great field.
The correct option would be C. Option A assumes that the ropes and poles are there because of a birthday party, but the passage makes no mention of the cause. Option B similarly assumes that Bilbo is the cause of this commotion, which the passage similarly does not state. Option D claims Gaffer Gamgee to be lazy, even though the passage claims he was distracted, and not necessarily lazy. Option C, however, states that the hobbits live together near a field, which is information that is included in the passage.
26) B. Script
27) C. Nomin
28) A. Mid
29) A. illumin
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<em>-Amelia The Unknown</em>
C, because it's a run-on sentence and you're separating the two sentences by adding a comma.
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~Sequoyah