Read this excerpt from The Great Fire. Despite this, Chief Marshal Williams had managed to get a thin circle of engines around the fire. He had five steamers at the scene now, plus three hose carts and a hook-and-ladder wagon, all of them pumping water into the fire at various locations. Spectators were asked to help and many responded by chopping up fences and sidewalks, hoping to deprive the fire of fuel.

What caused firefighters to ask spectators to help?

Firefighters wanted to go home to check on their own families.
There were not enough firefighters to do all of the necessary tasks.
Firefighters wanted more people to control the engines and steamers.
There were too many people standing around and watching the fire.

the answer should be b.

explanation:

it should be b because she researched before writing so it would be in past tense. "the author researches her subject before she had written the first draft.

i think its d, but grammarly says none

explanation:

b b b b b b   b b b   b b b b b

the main character of "the secret life of walter mitty" retreats into a false pretense as a means escape from his mundane reality -- this is a flagrant issue seen in societies abroad, typically found in young adults and it is robbing our youths of their childhood.

explanation:

a thesis -- a well developed, formal thesis is required to be one sentence long. there are many themes in "the secret life of walter mitty" and i had resolved to give you one of the simpler ones while still honing it with class.