Thoreau begins Civil Disobedience by saying that he agrees with the motto, "That government is best which governs least." Indeed, he says, men will someday be able to have a government that does not govern at all. As it is, government rarely proves useful or efficient.
EXPLAINS, IS
The tour guide EXPLAINS that either candles or a lantern IS used to see into the tomb.
Tour guide is singular. Therefore, verb used must be in singular form.
Lantern is singular and it is the nearest subject of the verb. Thus, the verb must also be in singular form.
The difference between the language of the narration and the language of the dialogue is that (A) Twain uses regional dialect in the dialogue, which highlights the fact that he has grown and changed since he worked on the river.
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Here are the following choices after a thorough research:
A. Twain uses regional dialect in the dialogue, which highlights the fact that he has grown and changed since he worked on the river.
B. Twain uses regional dialect in the dialogue, which reinforces his embarrassment about his past job on the river.
C. Twain uses regional dialect in the narration, which illustrates his desire to return to his job on the river.
D. Twain uses regional dialect in the narration, which demonstrates that he has retained all the knowledge he learned on the river.</span>
