Isuck at english and this will me pass the class
which of the following writing techniques can be used to get readers interested in a story?

a showing that the main character has a problem to solve
b introducing characters who are perfect from the start
cmaking the audience feel confused about the story and location
djumping from events without using clear transitions

Our visitors missed blank stop and arrived late

In the context of the passage, what does the word torpid mean? b. predatory a. energetic c. dormant d. aquatic

However, the idea of real-life people living in what would become the united states for thousands of years before columbus ever left spain never dawned on me. what would be the best way to revise this sentence for greater clarity? a) however, the fact that columbus left spain thousands of years after people settled what would become the united states never dawned on me. b) it never dawned on me, however, the idea of real-life people living in what would become the united states for thousands of years before columbus ever left spain. c) however, the fact that people were already living in what would become the united states for thousands of years before columbus ever left spain never dawned on me. d) however, the idea never dawned on me that long before columbus ever left spain, real-life people lived for thousands of years in what would become the united states.