“the other was a softer voice, as soft as honeydew: quoth he, ‘the man hath penance how would you end these lines from “the rime of the ancient mariner”?
a. sweeter still, more softly, more pleasant than a honey dew
b. and penance more will do
c. and nothing more had he to do
d. with his horse through pestilence had run

Which three sentences in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that the author's tone is mocking?

On november 17, 1968, football fans across the united states sat glued to their televisions. a close game between two top teams—the new york jets and the oakland raiders—was being broadcast. when the jets pulled ahead with only fifty seconds remaining, viewers went wild. but then, just as the raiders were bringing the ball across midfield, the game disappeared from the screen! in its place, a previously scheduled children's movie, heidi, started playing. callers flooded the tv network's phone lines, but it was too late. the raiders scored two touchdowns in the very final moments—touchdowns that were unseen by all but west coast viewers. as a result of the interrupted event, dubbed "the heidi game," television networks began delaying their regularly scheduled programs until football games had ended.

Which revision, if any, best fixes the bolded (capitalized in this case) part of the sentence? female cardinals, a somewhat drab bird compared to the males, blend in well with their environment. no change somewhat drab birds a somewhat drab's bird somewhat drab bird's