The kids had been out on the pond all morning. there were not enough hockey sticks to go around, so a game of broom hockey had evolved. discarded ski caps served as goal markers, and the kids skated back and forth on the backyard “rink.” the impromptu game stretched to fill the entire morning of the canceled school day. marco was the last to leave the ice, gathering neglected gear and a forgotten puck. as he glided toward the bank, he heard a creak and a pop. a crack began to snake its way across the surface, and when marco was inches from the edge, one skate went through the ice. luckily, the other skate glided to a stop in the bank’s frozen mud, giving marco just enough leverage to pull his frosty skate out of the melting mess. the conflict in the paragraph is character versus .

It could well be character versus the disaster of going into the icy water. No definite answer can be obtained as not enough details are provided to fully understand the question.

Explanation:

We see the character of Marco stuck in the cracks of the ice rink that has developed suddenly while he was leaving the rink. And then the question arises about the conflict of the character versus who? And no extra detail is provided as to how to approach the question or even what the answer options are. So, it is not clear as to what the exact answer can be. As far as the question can be understood, it is only probable that the conflict can only be between the character Marco versus his struggle to avoid the icy water or in other words, the disaster of going into the cold water.

the first step is to convey the appropriate emotions.