Question

(1) The awful winter weather had killed the spring crops. (2) That warm spell a few weeks back had caused the plants to put out new buds, but the quick return of winter weather had ruined everything. (3) The farmers knew they, too, were ruined as they sat, silent, by the fire at Big Jim's. (4) Each knew the big machines on the hundreds of acres would stand silent for an entire harvest. (5) And each in his turn felt the winter clutch his heart.

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Sentence 3 repeats what key wording from sentence 2?

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Answer 1

Sentence 2 speaks about the crops that winter had ruined, while sentence 3 says the farmers knew they were also ruined, linking their fate with that of their crops.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sentence 3 repeats the word 'ruined' from sentence 2, linking the fate of the crops to that of the farmers. In sentence 2, the quick return of winter weather 'had ruined everything' in terms of the spring crops, while sentence 3 reinforces the severity of the situation by stating that the farmers 'knew they, too, were ruined' as they sat, silent, by the fire at Big Jim's.

Sentence 3 repeats the word 'ruined' from sentence 2, linking the fate of the crops to that of the farmers. Explanation: Sentence 3 repeats the word "ruined" from sentence 2. This repeated word connects the plight of the crops to the fate of the farmers themselves. While in sentence 2, the quick return of winter weather "had ruined everything" in terms of the spring crops, sentence 3 reinforces the severity of the situation by stating that the farmers "knew they, too, were ruined" as they reflected on their predicament by the fire at Big Jim's.