b.adjective hope this helps
I personally think B is correct because it overall sums up what is being suggested in the paragraph
Answer:
B. preserve an institutionalized tradition that imposed limits on its participants.
Explanation:
The main idea of <em>The Lottery</em> is how societies often preserve traditions even after they have lost any reason for existing and even become damaging to the people. This is the case of the lottery which is held in the town. The lottery has no particular purpose or benefit. It is simply maintained and repeated because of an extreme desire to respect and maintain tradition, and to limit the behaviour and liberty of people.
The main character is trying to navigate difficult life choices.
The appropriate words to fill the gaps are:
1. had spoken
2. to take off
3. had lived
4. not to go
5. had just left
6. to check
7. had not eaten
8. would see
9. would like
10. to give
11. to stay back
12. will come back
13. was late
14. had to be
15. to open
16. everyone
17. without.
18. though
19. why
20. another
21. for
22. not a
23. who
24. same
Thus, the appropriate words have been used to fill the gaps.
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