Read the paragraph. the kids had been out on the pond all morning. there were not enough hockey sticks to go around, so a game of broom hockey had evolved. discarded ski caps served as goal markers, and the kids skated back and forth on the backyard “rink.” the impromptu game stretched to fill the entire morning of the canceled school day. marco was the last to leave the ice, gathering neglected gear and a forgotten puck. as he glided toward the bank, he heard a creak and a pop. a crack began to snake its way across the surface, and when marco was inches from the edge, one skate went through the ice. luckily, the other skate glided to a stop in the bank’s frozen mud, giving marco just enough leverage to pull his frosty skate out of the melting mess. the conflict in the paragraph is character versus .

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the correct answer would be:  

a. adverb phrase

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.