Which of the following is grammatically correct? i. the assembly were a disaster. some students left the auditorium. others stayed in their seats and looked scared. ii. the assembly was a disaster. some students left the auditorium. others stayed in their seats and looked scared. iii. the assembly are a disaster. some students left the auditorium. others stayed in their seats and looked scared.

What does the candle symbolize in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich? “when i am not, what will there be? there will be nothing. then where shall i be when i am no more? can this be dying? no, i don’t want to! ” he jumped up and tried to light the candle, felt for it with trembling hands, dropped candle and candlestick on the floor, and fell back on his pillow. a. ivan ilyich’s shallow lifestyle b. ivan ilyich’s troubled conscience c. ivan ilyich’s murky past d. ivan ilyich’s approaching death