Which statement best explains how paragraph 1 makes the essay clearer HELP ASAP!! A. it catches the readers attention by comparing volcanoes with other disasters.

B. it uses and alarming tone to make the threat of volcanoes more real to the reader.

C. it previews the different topics about volcanoes that the essay will cover.

D. it provides background information about volcanoes that gives the essay context.

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its probably a noun because a noun is a person place or thing

if the italicized noun phrase is "the chairman", the correct option is s (subject). this noun phrase performs the syntactic function of subject of the main clause, as it preceeds the verb phrase ("heard") and is the doer of the action.

if the italicized noun phrase is "what was said about the program", the correct option is do (direct object). this noun phrase follows a transitive verb ("heard"), which requires a direct object to fully complete its meaning.

if the italicized noun phrase is "the program". the correct option is op (object of preposition). this noun phrase follows a preposition ("about"), which requires a prepositional object in order to complete its meaning.