Which line from the text best represents the view that loyal friends make willing sacrifices for
others?
-nicholas thought it downright generous of his friends to forfeit a day of skiing to
his family find raven.
-several times in the last three hours, nicholas could hear faintly, just below the
howl of the merciless wind, his parents shouting for raven, too.
-a soft whining sound several feet ahead of -nicholas caught his ear and his
insides began to quiver with hope.
-raven gave a tired, half-bark, half-whine and collapsed, shivering in nicholas's
arms.

It will be through raising high the prestige of your administration by success in short-range recovery, that you will have the driving force to accomplish long-range reform. on the other hand, even wise and necessary reform may, in some respects, impede and complicate recovery. what is the purpose of the transitional phrase on the other hand in this excerpt? a) it provides a counter-argument to the writer's main ideas. b) it provides a hypothetical situation for the reader to ponder. c) it provides additional evidence in favor of the writer's argument. d) it provides information about laws that are opposed to the writer's argument.