Answer:
D. to express sharp disapproval of someone’s behavior
Explanation:
According to the excerpt from "On Reverence for Parents" by Zhao Ban,
"If your parents rebuke you,
Receive it not impatiently,
But, standing in their presence,
Hear with reverence and obedient heart,"
The word “rebuke” most closely means that there's a sharp disapproval of a particular behavior.
This is shown in the excerpt as the narrator says that if your parents rebuke you, we should receive it patiently.
A)as because it's used to connect the dependent clause to the independent clause (as is also one of the most popular subordinating conjunctions)
Answer:
B. Surprised and awkward.
Explanation:
In the novel, "The Great Gatsby," Nick and Gatsby develop a plan for Daisy to come over to Nick's house to meet Gatsby, once again. However, once Daisy arrives, Gatsby loses his nerve and hides away until Nick finally convinces him to go see her. When they witness one another, Daisy is shocked and Gatsby is nervous. The air around them is tense and awkward, and Gatsby brings Nick to the kitchen where he starts panicking, rambling on about how he had made a mistake, but Nick is able to calm him down.
