Question

Seems like a trick question, I say either C or D. Which is correct?

I thanked him, and, turning from the main road, we entered a grass-grown by-path, which, in half an hour, nearly lost itself in a dense forest, clothing the base of a mountain.
In this sentence from the second paragraph of the passage, the phrase clothing the base of the mountain is used
A) to suggest that the mountain forest is impenetrable.
B) to suggest that the trees looked like clothes on the mountain.
C) to provide directions for the path through the mountain forest.
D) to describe the way that the trees surrounded the base of the mountain.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D, as the phrase 'clothing the base of the mountain' is meant to describe how the trees surround and cover the base of the mountain in an enveloping manner.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the sentence “I thanked him, and, turning from the main road, we entered a grass-grown by-path, which, in half an hour, nearly lost itself in a dense forest, clothing the base of a mountain,” the phrase clothing the base of the mountain is used to describe the way that the trees surrounded the base of the mountain. This vivid description creates an image in the reader’s mind similar to clothing enveloping a form, which in this case is the mountain. Hence, option D is the correct answer. Options A and C are incorrect as there is no suggestion that the forest is impenetrable or provides specific directions, and option B could be misleading as it suggests a more literal sense of trees looking like clothes on the mountain, which is not the intent of the description.

Answer 2

its c hope im right ok girl or boy??