Read the excerpt from the fellowship of the ring. on this occasion the presents were unusually good. the hobbit-children were so excited that for a while they almost forgot about eating. there were toys the like of which they had never seen before, all beautiful and some obviously magical. many of them had indeed been ordered a year before, and all the way from the mountain and from dale, and were of real dwarf-make. which detail in the excerpt identifies it as fantasy?

a: great presents are given at the party. b: the children almost forget to eat. c: some of the toys are magical. d: the gifts have been ordered very early.

C. Some of the toys are magical.

Most of the information in this excerpt could refer to a normal birthday party. There are presents that had been ordered very early, and that had never been seen before by the guests. The excerpt also tells us that the children were very excited. However, the part that indicates that this is not a regular party is the fact that some of the toys were magical. As this is impossible in our world, we know we are reading a fantasy.

C. Some of the toys are magical.

Explanation: Fantasy is a genre in literature that includes magical and/or supernatural elements as part of the plot, setting, or theme. Mythology and folklore often play a strong part in fantasy literature. In the given excerpt from "The Fellowship of the Ring" the detail that identifies it as fantasy is that some of the toys are magical ("There were toys the like of which they had never seen before, all beautiful and some obviously magical").

d

explanation:

a paragraph can have more than 2 main ideas because one paragraph matters on how many sentences there are.

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