The county cleared this path and paved it with packed gravel, so they would have a peaceful place to hike and bike. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?

A. path, paving
B. path and then paved
C. path before paving
D. path pave

Read the passage below and answer the question. jake was incredibly loquacious. he once gave a twenty minute monologue about his favorite movie. in the passage above, the context clue used to find the definition of loquacious is an example of an antonym an example a synonym the tone of the whole phrase