Question

Read the following sentence from "The Comet" by W.E.B Dubois. Then, answer the question that follows.

He awoke with a sense of horror, leaped from the body, and groped up the stairs, calling to the guard.

Which temporal transition could be added to the beginning of this sentence to signal a significant passage of time?

Soon after
Eventually
Momentarily
Suddenly

Answer 1

Answer: B. Eventually

Explanation: The answer is eventually because it shows a lapse or passage of time. The other answers show a shorter or instant amount of time and are almost the opposite of what is asked.