I believe the answer is: A. "I am sorry," he said, and patted me on the shoulder with his good hand. "I would not be rude. My wife has just died. You must forgive me."
The word resign indicates accepting some sort of feeling or situation that cannot be ignored or pushed aside. From the sentences in option A, we can infer that the reader already accept the fact that his wife has died and acknowledge that his emotion is influenced by it.
Since we are discussing sensory details, we are using all of our senses as Poe gives a word picture. Of course the only thing he doesn't do is taste it but he does everything else. He sees it, he hears it hissing, he feels the vibration, he smells its acrid breath.
Answer:
A. According to the KnowYourState.com website, "The Greenwood Memorial Flower Garden...features more than 12,000 bushes and shrubs, as well as a gazebo designed by the famous architect Wilma Bismuth"
Explanation:
In English Language, ellipsis is a punctuation mark which is used to indicate or show that some part of a quote or sentence is missing or omitted. Exactly three dots are used in ellipsis, not two or four. The dots are known as ellipsis points. Ellipses actually save remove parts that are less relevant. They help one to get right to the point without delay.
Ellipsis are used to shorten quotes or sentences without changing the meaning that it is passing across. It is also used to show a break in thought.
In Option A, we discover that irrelevant details were omitted and the ellipsis helped us to go straight to the point. Also, Option A became more shortened than others retaining the meaning in the quote.
Option A is the correct answer that correctly uses ellipsis to show that part of the quote has been left out.
