Which statements describe the rising action of a tragedy’s plot? check all that apply.

a series of events develop the plot’s central conflict.
loose ends of the plot are “tied up” to provide closure.
suspense builds gradually as the plot progresses.
background information is provided and the play’s setting is revealed.
tension reaches its height in the plot, and a solution to a conflict becomes clear.

The correct answers are: “series of events develop the plot's central conflict.” (A) and  “Suspense builds gradually as the plot progresses” (C). A tragedy is a story that involver a protagonist of a high state who goes from their top point to misery through a sequence of problems and findings because of, usually, a human frailty error. The rising action of it refers to the time when the basic conflict is complicated by the introduction of secondary conflicts, with odds that make difficult to the main character to achieve their goal.  

1. the relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent- reference

reference refers to the relationship between mainly pronoun and another unit of grammar- noun phrase or noun.

2. a singular noun naming a collection or group- collective noun.

collective noun refers to the kind of noun which refer to the name of people, thing or anything in collective. for instance bundle of sticks, herein 'bundle' is collective noun.  

3. a modifying clause whose subject and/or verb is implied- elliptical clause

it is a clause in which words are being left out. on the other hand, the missing word is understood due to the logic or pattern of the sentence.  

4. two or more nouns and/or pronouns serving the same grammatical function and followed by a pronoun that references one or all nouns- compound antecedent

compound antecedent refers to which is made up of two or more words which are joined by 'or' or 'and.'

5. an adjective clause introduced by a pronoun- relative clause.

relative clauses are the clauses which begin with the relative pronouns such as when, where, which, that or who. the noun that precedes, relative pronouns identify or define that noun.  

6. the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers- antecedent.

antecedents refers to the phrases, clauses or words which are replaced with one of the third personal pronouns.