First Impressions: In the story Drown
by Junot Diaz

1. Do the two things complement each other? Or contradict each other?
2. What mood does the passage create in you?

the patriots are

first one is your answer

~coco

gregor could have been bullying her

answer: inference

explanation:

an inference can be understood as a conclusion to which a person is able to get based on reasoning. it is the same as a deduction, a guess, an assumption.   in the sentence presented, the conjunction "but" gives the readers an idea of contrast, and, therefore, allows them to induce that despite the opponent's characteristics, andrea had something different that made her win.