Ihim, and, turning from the main road, we entered a grass-grown by-path, which, in half an hour, nearly lost itself in a dense forest, clothing the base of a mountain.
in this sentence from the second paragraph of the passage, the phrase clothing the base of the mountain is used
a) to suggest that the mountain forest is impenetrable.
b) to suggest that the trees looked like clothes on the mountain.
c) to provide directions for the path through the mountain forest.
d) to describe the way that the trees surrounded the base of the mountain.

Read the excerpt from "the most dangerous game." again rainsford lifted the heavy knocker, and let it fall. the door opened then, opened as suddenly as if it were on a spring, and rainsford stood blinking in the river of glaring gold light that poured out. the first thing rainsford's eyes discerned was the largest man rainsford had ever seen—a gigantic creature, solidly made and black bearded to the waist. in his hand the man held a long-barreled revolver, and he was pointing it straight at rainsford's heart. the details of this excerpt show that rainsford sees ivan as a(n) individual.

Which tense allows for an event that began in the past to carry into the present moment in time

Why did orson welles change the beginning of the war of the worlds for his radio broadcast? a. to capture the attention of his listeners, who may have been doing other things b. to get around copyright laws associated with using material from a published book c. to ask members of the audience to call family and friends and encourage them to listen d. to remind listeners to call police for more information