Pronouns in the nominative case may function as

a.) gerunds
b.) objects
c.) adjectives
d.) subjects

Read the passage you won't have a problem finding a gentle or sociable pet at the shelter. you might have the idea that all the animals there have something wrong with them. if they aren't diseased, they must be vicious. "that's just not so," according to toni troy, who volunteers at the ferndale shelter. she says that the majority of its inhabitants are sweet and fearlessly affectionate. good pets are often abandoned by selfish owners who move, have a change in their family situation, or dump the litters after letting their animals breed. sometimes people just decide that they don't want a pet any longer, even if that animal has been with the family for years. other animals wind up at the shelter because they strayed too far from their homes and their families can't find them. which detail is most in revealing that most pets are in shelters due to no fault of their own. a) she reveals that the reader might think there is something wrong with shelter pets. b) she explains that there are gentle, sociable pets at the shelter. c) she says that some pets at the shelter were abandoned by their owners. d) she states that most pets at shelters are "sweet and fearlessly affectionate."

What is a generalization? a. a series of events that make up what happens in a story b.hints or clues that tell you what is going to happen in a story c.the final resolution or event that ties up loose ends in a story d. a simple statement about something complicated

How does the underlined figurative language contribute to the meaning of the poem?