Aparenthetical statement must be set off using commas because it always a. appears after the conjunction in a compound sentence. b. is an independent clause and can make sense on its own. c. can be removed from the sentence without hurting the meaning. d. comes at the beginning of a sentence and should be separated from the main clause.

What type of external conflict occurs in the excerpt from “stephen crane’s own story”? it was now that the first mate showed a sign of losing his grip. to us who were trying in all stages of competence and experience to launch the lifeboat he raged in all terms of fiery satire and hammerlike abuse. but the boat moved at last and swung down toward the water. a. person versus person b. person versus nature c. person versus society d. person versus self i think its either b or d.