B. Compound predicate nominative, A. Simple subject, D. gerund phrase
<span>I think
that the author decided to begin passage 2 with a description of the city in
order to immerse the reader in the
environment and the conditions in which babbitts are. The writer only wants to
emphasize that a situation in which babbitts are, somehow has a connection with
the area in which they are located, that is the city.</span>
I think the answer is b the conservatives were violent
Americans should feel hopeful about the future.
The answer to your question would be option B. This would construct the sentence into, "Jonathan was not particularly hungry; he spent the meal picking at the food on his plate".
