How do the underlined words affect the meaning of the excerpt? A.
They convey the idea that the way trees mark the years is fascinating.
B.
They suggest that the children will prefer the new pear tree to the old one.
C.
They show why the wood of a pear tree is more difficult to cut than other types of wood.
D. They explain why Uncle Paul gets a new axe every year.

A. They convey the idea that the way trees mark the years is fascinating.

Explanation:

They convey the idea that the way trees mark the years is fascinating.

Explanation:

postive, comparative, superlative - good, better, best

recall how we defined nouns as words capable of having plurals and possessive endings. adjectives (and their first cousin, the adverb) also have a feature that distinguishes them. they come in three states. first, the raw adjective—in its positive state—merely describes the noun modified; it doesn’t care about how this particular person or thing stacks up against other members of the same noun class