Answer:
you must show the answer IN the book so that I can answer it
<span>2) I asked myself quietly, "How hard can exercising be?"</span>
It's A. Because remember predicate nominative <span>completes a linking verb and renames the subject. It is a complement or completer because it completes the verb. In this case, it is not accurate. Hence A is the answer.</span>
The answer is definitely choice C. hearing.
<span>"This was loud, an incredible roaring sound that was louder than anything I'd ever heard before. The sound was so punishing it drove me to my knees"
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