Which statement below is true of phrases? a. they cannot stand alone because they are missing a subject, a verb, or both. b. they cannot be connected to other phrases. c. they can stand alone because they have subjects and verbs. d. they can stand alone because they are complete sentences.

Read the following excerpt from kabir’s “tell me, o swan, your ancient tale,” and answer the question. which of the following best states an implicit meaning of the excerpt? a) the narrator requests that the swan follow him this morning. b) there is a better world than this world that is filled with sadness, death, and decay. c) the narrator overhears someone say “he is i”. d) a bee happily rests on the chest of the narrator.