Answer:
Explanation:
Donizetti's Gemma di Vergy, as well as many other belcanto operas of the first half of the 19th century, is infrequently produced today, mostly on account of requiring singers with a virtuosic vocal ability in all of the roles.
A.on account of requiring singers
B.on account of their requiring a singer
C.because it requires singers
D.because of it requiring singers
E.being that it requires a singer
The use of "on account of" with a gerund ("requiring") is wordy and unidiomatic.Option C conveys the meaning in the simplest form and hence is the correct option. All other options are awkwardly wordy.
could and have are helping verbs
support(ed) is the only active verb
The character of Mother Ceres is described as the protagonist in the excerpt. Mother Ceres is one of the major characters in the story, as she’s the mother of the other protagonist, Proserpina. Being a protagonist in the story, Mother Ceres helps the other protagonist in the story thru giving warnings and advices.
