What three words from the passage help create a hopeless tone about the boys’ situation?

“Nobody knows where we are,” said Piggy. He was A) paler than before and B) breathless. “Perhaps they knew where we was going to; and perhaps not. But they don’t know where we are ‘cos we never got there.” He C) gaped at them for a moment, then D) swayed and sat down. Ralph took the E) conch from his hands.

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Which change should be made to improve this sentence? allen jumped in the puddle and his new shoes got wet and muddy. a)the new shoes got wet and muddy and allen jumps in the puddle. b)allen jumped in the puddle and got his new shoes wet and muddy. c)allen jumped in the puddle and gets his new shoes wet and muddy. d)the new shoes are getting wet and muddy and allen jumped in the puddle.

1. find at least 9 adjectives from this opening passage used to describe the setting of the story- "to build a fire" setting: day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. it was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. it was nine o'clock. there was no sun nor hint of sun, through there was not a cloud in the sky. it was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. this fact did not worry the man. he was used to the lack of sun. it had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.

Which tragic element creates pity and fear in the audience? the triumph of the antagonist the spectacle created by the playwright the downfall of the protagonist the inclusion of the chorus