While delivering a speech on how to make grilled cheese sandwiches to your class, you know the audience is engaged because A) they are looking at other things in the room. B) they are whispering and talking among themselves. C) they are writing down the steps of the process while you are talking.

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.