The correct answer is the second option - <span>to occur unexpectedly and have destructive or harmful effects.
</span>Here, the word struck is just a past form of the verb to strike, meaning to happen unexpectedly and have dire consequences, like an earthquake can hit California, in this case. The final definition is a noun, and does not fit in the context of the original sentence.
The last one I believe is proofread
Answer:
The correct option is option C.
Explanation:
By using the concept of parallelism in the line 3 of the above excerpt, the author creates a sense of equality as indicated by the use of equal access and equal justice. This line indicates the usage of parallelism in play to create the sense.
The answer is c just believe me on this wild guess though haha.
They are both grammatically correct it is just that the former is using perfact past. As sited from <span>Cambridge Grammar of the English Language "</span>The preterite perfect [i.e. the past perfect] locates the writing anterior to an intermediate time which is anterior to the time of speaking - it is doubly anterior (140). "