Read this passage from h. g. wells's the war of the worlds: and invisible to me because it was so remote and small, flying swiftly and steadily towards me across that incredible distance, drawing nearer every minute by so many thousands of miles, came the thing they were sending to us, the thing that was to bring so much struggle and calamity and death to the earth.
which statement best explains why wells calls the martian spacecraft "the thing"?
a. wells calls it "the thing" to explain to readers how unimportant it is to the rest of the story. b. wells calls it "the thing" to give readers the impression that it's almost too terrible to name or describe. c. wells calls it "the thing" to describe what the ship and the creatures within it look like to readers. d. wells calls it "the thing" to provide readers with the proper name he will use for it later.

Derek's mother had a busy day ahead of her. she asked derek to by going to the store and buying groceries. "we need bread, milk, cheese and other things," she said. "don't forget to take the list. i know how forgetful you are." derek agreed to do the shopping, but after his mother left, he quickly forgot about his promise. several hours later, he remembered. he ran out the door and headed to the store. he forgot to take the shopping list. when he returned home, derek unloaded the groceries. he had carefully packed the dairy products and vegetables in one bag. the bread and canned goods were packed in the other. he reached into the first bag and took out beans, broccoli, butter and cheese. he put them neatly into the refrigerator. then he put away the bread and soup. when his mother came home, she opened the refrigerator and frowned. 1 select the correct answer. read the passage. then choose the best prediction of what will happen next. a. derek's mother tells him that he forgot to buy milk. b. derek's mother tells him he bought the wrong kind of milk. c. derek's mother tells him that she bought the milk.