Part A: What does the phrase "sporting proposition" most closely mean as it is used in the following sentence from the text: "Simply this: hunting had ceased to be what
you call 'a sporting proposition.' It had become too easy. I always got my quarry.
Always. There is no greater bore than perfection.”
1. A simple, easy task
2. A available targets
3. A hunting license
4. Game-like challenge

being surrounded by crimes, poverty, and failing schools as well as his own lack of confidence in his abilities.

b. legendary founder of thebes

remember, the goal of an adjective clause is to add more information to a noun or a pronoun. as you can see from the examples above, you can add information by including a longer adjective clause or tighten up a sentence by turning the adjective clause into an adjective phrase.