Read the excerpt from ""We come in peace": Migrants start asylum journey at U. S. border" by Sarah Kinosian: Meanwhile, U. S. authorities have started "hardening the border crossing, and earlier in November 2018, the Trump administration established new measures to restrict asylum
requests, by denying asylum to those who cross in between ports of entry.

What is the BEST replacement for the word hardening as used in the excerpt?

rebuilding
sympathizing
reinforcing
reducing

d is the best answer for this question.

she is outspoken and direct

answer: b) bubbling its way

explanation: an adjective is a word or a group of words that modifies a noun (name, thing, place,

in this case, the first option "to heartily enjoy" isn't describing or modifying any noun, the third option "hiking along merrily" is describing an action but it doesn't modify any noun, the last option "beside us" is just a preposition that indicates position, so the correct answer is the second one: "bubbling its way" because it is modifying the noun "stream".

it’s either d.) or a.) but i’m pretty it’s d.)

explanation: