Read the excerpt from suffragists' "great demand" banner. the smithsonian banner was donated to the institution by martin gilmer louthan of konawa, oklahoma, in honor of his mother, marie gilmer louthan (1891–1954). louthan came to washington to stay with her in-laws when her husband was sent overseas to serve in the war. her father-in-law was the chief of u. s. capitol police during the years of woodrow wilson’s presidency. according to smithsonian curator lisa kathleen graddy, "the family’s history has always been that marie carried this banner in a women’s suffrage march during the years she was in d. c.” she could have carried it with a partner in the effort to surround the white house with a chain of purple, white, and gold banners, or it could have been a headquarters decoration—there’s simply no historical documentation. graddy can’t but wonder about the dinner-table conversations that might have occurred between the young suffragist and her father-in-law, who, in his job as police chief, might have been arresting her fellow protesters.
which statements about this excerpt are correct?
check all that apply.
the author’s diction creates a shocked tone.
the author’s diction creates a relaxed tone.
the phrase “family’s history” highlights the emphasis on genealogy research.
the phrase “can’t but wonder” creates a thought-provoking tone.
the descriptive details about a “chain of purple, white, and gold banners” allows readers to visualize the item in context.

D. The phrase “can’t help but wonder” creates a thought-provoking tone.

E. The descriptive details about a “chain of purple, white, and gold banners” allows readers to visualize the item in context.

Explanation:

Took me three tries on edge to get this question right and finally did

1. the relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent- reference

reference refers to the relationship between mainly pronoun and another unit of grammar- noun phrase or noun.

2. a singular noun naming a collection or group- collective noun.

collective noun refers to the kind of noun which refer to the name of people, thing or anything in collective. for instance bundle of sticks, herein 'bundle' is collective noun.  

3. a modifying clause whose subject and/or verb is implied- elliptical clause

it is a clause in which words are being left out. on the other hand, the missing word is understood due to the logic or pattern of the sentence.  

4. two or more nouns and/or pronouns serving the same grammatical function and followed by a pronoun that references one or all nouns- compound antecedent

compound antecedent refers to which is made up of two or more words which are joined by 'or' or 'and.'

5. an adjective clause introduced by a pronoun- relative clause.

relative clauses are the clauses which begin with the relative pronouns such as when, where, which, that or who. the noun that precedes, relative pronouns identify or define that noun.  

6. the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers- antecedent.

antecedents refers to the phrases, clauses or words which are replaced with one of the third personal pronouns.