Which two phrases from the excerpt describe the setting?
Read the excerpt from "Home on the Range".
Gray stone cliffs rose up around him. He filled his
canteen at a sparkling clear spring. A brown jackrabbit
darted past him.
"gray stone cliffs" and "he filled"
"gray stone cliffs" and "sparkling clear spring"
"sparkling clear spring" and "brown jackrabbit"
"brown jackrabbit" and "darted past him"
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Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.