4) which strategy would most improve laurel's statement by making its language more conventional? (laurel is meeting with the new neighbors to discuss babysitting for her three year old daughter.) laurel: "i always enjoy babysitting for a little boy named grant on the weekend, even though i could be out shooting the breeze with friends." a) change the phrase "always enjoy" because she probably does not like to babysit grant every time. b) add the last name of the little boy named grant because it is inappropriate to use only first names. c) change the phrase "with friends" because it is too vague and informal to use when speaking to adults. d) change the phrase "shooting the breeze" because it is too informal and cannot be understood literally.

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Read the excerpt from chapter 18 in frankenstein. alas! to me the idea of an immediate union with my elizabeth was one of horror and dismay. i was bound by a solemn promise which i had not yet fulfilled and dared not break, or if i did, what manifold miseries might not impend over me and my devoted family! could i enter into a festival with this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground? i must perform my engagement and let the monster depart with his mate before i allowed myself to enjoy the delight of a union from which i expected peace. examine this excerpt to analyze the way the author’s choice of words adds to the meaning and impacts the tone of this portion of frankenstein. what does victor mean when he talks about “this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground”? how do these words affect the tone at this point in the story? use examples and evidence from the text to support your analysis. frankenstein chapter 18