Read this passage from "the black cat": this hideous murder accomplished, i set myself forthwith, and with entire deliberation, to the task of concealing the body. i knew that i could not remove it from the house, either by day or by night, without the risk of being observed by the neighbors. many projects entered my mind. what can the reader infer about the narrator from the businesslike tone of this passage? a. that he is without morals and possibly insane b. that he is a good person caught up in a bad situation c. that he can set aside his emotions and get the job done d. that he is a clever and highly intelligent man

A. That he is without morals and possibly insane.

Explanation:

In this passage, we can see that the task the speaker accomplished is a hideous one. He has murdered something or someone, and now has to hide the body. However, the other element that the excerpt shows is that the speaker talks about these horrible actions in a way that is businesslike and shows little emotion. This leads us to think that the speaker is not upset or sorry about his actions, which makes him an immoral person, and possible insane.

1. the relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent- reference

reference refers to the relationship between mainly pronoun and another unit of grammar- noun phrase or noun.

2. a singular noun naming a collection or group- collective noun.

collective noun refers to the kind of noun which refer to the name of people, thing or anything in collective. for instance bundle of sticks, herein 'bundle' is collective noun.  

3. a modifying clause whose subject and/or verb is implied- elliptical clause

it is a clause in which words are being left out. on the other hand, the missing word is understood due to the logic or pattern of the sentence.  

4. two or more nouns and/or pronouns serving the same grammatical function and followed by a pronoun that references one or all nouns- compound antecedent

compound antecedent refers to which is made up of two or more words which are joined by 'or' or 'and.'

5. an adjective clause introduced by a pronoun- relative clause.

relative clauses are the clauses which begin with the relative pronouns such as when, where, which, that or who. the noun that precedes, relative pronouns identify or define that noun.  

6. the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers- antecedent.

antecedents refers to the phrases, clauses or words which are replaced with one of the third personal pronouns.