When confronted by clover, molly lies about a)finding excuses to get out of work b) stealing is ribbons to put in her name c) spending all her time looking at her reflection in the water d) interacting with the neighboring farmer

as you read the passage below, consider how dana gioia uses

evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims.

reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence.

stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed.

explanation:

scholarship is an sc because, by definition, a subject complement is the adjective, noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb, for example the verb be (in any of its forms).