Review the theme: sometimes traditions continue long after they've outlived their usefulness. which detail from "the lottery" best contributes to this theme? the children gather stones before the adults assemble for the lottery. the shabby and faded black box tessie tries to get her adult married daughter included in the drawing, so as to protect herself. bill tells tessie to shut up when she complains about the lottery.

This short story “The lottery”is written by Shirley Jackson and tells about the seemingly harmless  village tradition of holding an annual lottery, but with an unexpected ending. The lottery is in fact to get a sacrifice to ensure a good crop. The sacrificed person (lottery winner) must be stoned to death.

Question: Which detail from "The Lottery" best contributes to this theme?

The children gather stones before the adults assemble for the lottery.

after the moon goes from a full moon it turns into a waning gibbous moon.

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answer: b) bubbling its way

explanation: an adjective is a word or a group of words that modifies a noun (name, thing, place,

in this case, the first option "to heartily enjoy" isn't describing or modifying any noun, the third option "hiking along merrily" is describing an action but it doesn't modify any noun, the last option "beside us" is just a preposition that indicates position, so the correct answer is the second one: "bubbling its way" because it is modifying the noun "stream".