Look at the underlined word in the paragraph. which sentence best shows the meaning of this word? my mother came up with the best tactic for unwanted mealtime calls. she answers the phone and tells the caller, "just a minute." then she lays the phone in the middle of the table and leads us in a poetry recitation. "works every time," she says when we hear the beep on the other end. a. my cousin announced he was hungry and bought a hotdog from a street vendor. b. my dad was bouncing the baby, and she spit up on his best shirt. c. my brother took forever to make his move when we were playing chess. d. on the spur of the moment, we dashed out to get ice cream.

the underlined word is tactic.