Question

In context, adjusting capitalization as needed, which of the following would most appropriately be inserted at

the beginning of sentence 10 (reproduced below)?
The jailbreaking rats might have only been trying to silence their cohorts' distressing alarm calls.
A. It is true that
B. They point out that
C. They claim it is obvious that
D. It appears that

Answer 1

D. It appears that

Step-by-step explanation:

Option D, "It appears that," is the most appropriate choice to insert at the beginning of sentence 10 because it indicates that the information in the following clause is based on observations or evidence, rather than being a statement of fact. This fits with the context of the sentence, which suggests that the behavior of the jailbreaking rats is being interpreted or inferred based on their actions.

Option A, "It is true that," would not be an appropriate choice because it asserts that the information in the following clause is definitely true, while the context of the sentence suggests that this is not necessarily the case.

Option B, "They point out that," would not be an appropriate choice because there is no mention of any specific group of individuals making a point or drawing attention to the information in the following clause.

Option C, "They claim it is obvious that," would not be an appropriate choice because it implies that there is a group of individuals making a statement about the information in the following clause, and there is no mention of any such group in the context of the sentence.

Answer 2

Swift’s father, Jonathan Swift the elder, was an Englishman who had settled in Ireland after the Stuart Restoration (1660) and become steward of the King’s Inns, Dublin. In 1664 he married Abigail Erick, who was the daughter of an English clergyman. In the spring of 1667 Jonathan the elder died suddenly, leaving his wife, baby daughter, and an unborn son to the care of his brothers. The younger Jonathan Swift thus grew up fatherless and dependent on the generosity of his uncles. His education was not neglected, however, and at the age of six he was sent to Kilkenny School, then the best in Ireland. In 1682 he entered Trinity College in Dublin, where he was granted his bachelor of arts degree in February 1686 speciali gratia (“by special favour”), his degree being a device often used when a student’s record failed, in some minor respect, to conform to the regulations.

Swift continued in residence at Trinity College as a candidate for his master of arts degree until February 1689. But the Roman Catholic disorders that had begun to spread through Dublin after the Glorious Revolution (1688–89) in Protestant England caused Swift to seek security in England, and he soon became a member of the household of a distant relative of his mother named Sir William Temple, at Moor Park, Surrey. Swift was to remain at Moor Park intermittently until Temple’s death in 1699.