"the importance of the human skeleton is very great, and the horror with which it is commonly regarded is somewhat mysterious."

if the author wished to rewrite this sentence, which of these possible choices should be avoided due to needless wordiness?
a) the human skeleton is valuable beyond words, yet people can't bear to look at it.
b) the human skeleton is crucial to the body, yet it is often seen as a terrible thing.
c) the horrors of the human skeleton are apprehended by many, yet all must acknowledge their central importance.
d) the great importance of the human skeleton is hugely, significantly enormous, yet for some reason people are afraid of the sight of it.

Which word is the comparative form? hyper best less most fruitful

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Understand that amassed in paragraph 3 means