How are the theme and subject of a story related?
a. the theme is the writer's view of or comment about the subject.
b. the theme and the subject are the same thing.
c. the subject is the writer's view of or comment about the theme.
d. the theme and subject are not related in any way

Read this excerpt from holes. at the time, elya thought nothing of the curse. he was just a fifteen-year-old kid, and “eternity” didn’t seem much longer than a week from tuesday. besides, he liked madame zeroni and would be glad to carry her up the mountain. he would have done it right then and there, but he wasn’t yet strong enough. how does this section of the flashback relate to stanley? a.elya was much older during his difficult time than stanley was during his. b.elya’s physical weakness parallels stanley’s physical weakness. c.elya, like stanley, lives in the moment and does not consider the future. d.elya, like stanley, likes the character who is giving him a hard time.

American history (is, are) studying the american colonies.

Hur ! asap what is the structure of the following sentence? although i have already visited africa, i would certainly like to return. a) compound b) compound-complex c) complex d) simple