The Sahara stretches across northern Africa from the coast of the Red Sea in the east all the way to the Atlantic Ocean in the west. Why does the author MOST LIKELY use the word stretches in this sentence?

Question 4 options:

to emphasize the vast size of the desert

to reveal that the desert is increasing in size

to show that the desert is in the northern part of Africa

To emphasize the vast size of the desert

Explanation:

answer: b. grete might have remained as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the story.

one of the most interesting characteristics of gregor's metamorphosis is that, although he is the only character who has physically changed, it is this same change which triggered a transformation in the rest of his family.

by taking care of gregor, grete has become stronger and more confident. she has found a life outside of the house, and has become more independent and self-sufficient. the novel implies that the trigger for the change is gregor's own transformation, and that without it, grete was likely to remain as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the book.

explanation:

i would need the available options to be listed to give you an answer.