Setting includes all of the following elements except the —
a. time period in which a story takes place
b. location of a story
c. conflicts between main and subordinate characters
d. customs and social conditions of the time when a story’s action takes place

The correct answer is:   [C]:  

       →     " conflicts between main and subordinate characters "  .

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader