Which sentence uses the word instant correctly? A. In the first instant in the textbook, you can see that the formula is
incorrect
B. At the instant I thought of my grandmother, the phone rang.
C. It was yet another instant of how he failed to listen carefully.
D. At the instant of his teacher, he tried out for the math squad.

Which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure? the excerpt creates conflict between characters as part of the rising action. the excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition. the excerpt returns a character to equilibrium as part of the falling action. the excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax.