It's A. Gerald said that he will be ready at 7:30.
You don't need quotation marks because Gerald is not speaking. Someone else is saying that Gerald said he will be ready.
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1. I used context clues and connotations to make inferences about the text. Words such as "'energetic," "dare," and "dream," give off positive connotations which help the reader identify the meaning of the passage. This is accomplished by the words that surround the above words in the passage, which allow the reader to guess what the above listed words mean. It is also accomplished by the connotations of the above words, which are positive and hopeful. Therefore, by using the above methods, I used context clues and the connotations of various words to decipher the meaning of the text.
Romeo and Juliet come from seperate families, who both hold malice towards one another. Both families despise the idea of Romeo and Juliet being together, making it hard for them to have a relationship.
