Read the sentence. Finn left his snorkeling equipment at home; otherwise, he would have spent the afternoon swimming in the ocean.

PLEASE HELP, THANK YOU! What is the purpose of the conjunctive adverb “otherwise”?

A) It introduces the reason that Finn forgot to bring his equipment to the ocean.
B) It explains what occurs as a result of Finn not going swimming in the ocean.
C) It introduces what Finn would have done had he not forgotten his equipment.
D) It explains why Finn did not want to swim in the ocean without his equipment.

Read the excerpt from part 3 of the call of the wild. but it was in giving the law and making his mates live up to it, that buck excelled. dave and sol-leks did not mind the change in leadership. it was none of their business. their business was to toil, and toil mightily, in the traces. so long as that were not interfered with, they did not care what happened. billee, the good-natured, could lead for all they cared, so long as he kept order. the rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of spitz, and their surprise was great now that buck proceeded to lick them into shape. what theme is most supported by the ideas in this excerpt? good leaders are strong and intelligent. loyalty can be a very powerful force. only the strong survive in the wilderness. we are all ruled by our natural instincts.