A direct object is the part of the sentence that is somehow manipulated by the subject, and the type of the manipulation is described by the verb.
here the subject is "The delighted children" and the verb is "picked"
the direct object is "pumkins" - the correct answer is d.
Empathy is important when giving humor because you have to also feel what that other person is feeling and how they’re going to take your joke. If you were upset and you started joking on someone that might tear them down even more. You have to know when it’s time to be serious and not to be.
I’m not sure if that’s the answer, I just wanted to try and help.
Not too sure, but I take it that the book satisfies his need for imagination temporarily, but also awakens a tier of satisfaction to be met, be it for more imagination or not.
Condemnation means "An expression of very strong disapproval."
This definition could go for any of the examples above, depending on if the characters had disagreed upon anything. C, however, would be the best example for condemnation.
