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The difference between the present reservoir, with its silent sterile shores and debris-choked side canyons, and the original glen canyon, is the difference between death and life. glen canyon was alive. lake powell is a graveyard. which word best contributes to the author’s sad tone?

Which word in the sentence is a direct object? the teacher wrote the whole class a note. a. teacher b. note c. whole d. class