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Contains. Should be contain instead

Explanation:

The incorrect verb is contains. The verb that agrees with the subject and sentence should be contain because a rule of subject verb agreement states that subjects joined by "and" takes a plural verb, and a plural verb has no "s."

In this sentence, the subjects are the peanut butter and microwaveable popcorn. It is joined by "and" and as the rule states subjects joined by "and" take a plural verb which has no "s"

faulty parallelism is a construction in which two or more parts of a sentence are equivalent in meaning but not grammatically similar in form.

the correct version of this faulty parallelism in the sentence is:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.

the problem is the last sentence, the first two have a basic subject+verb+object structure.

so, to give a proper balance to the structure, or better said, to give a parallel structure, we must write a basic s+v+o structure in all three sentences:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.

answer:

a. "there, said he, there is something for you."

explanation:

"said he" should not have been part of what is in the dialogue.