What is the counterclaim in this passage

D. Our current schedule requires us to start at 9 a.m. so there is time for every class.

Explanation:

Counterclaim - a claim made to rebut a previous claim. Going against what has been previously mentioned

D is the counterclaim because it seems to support the idea of starting school at 9 instead of 11 it goes against what the passage is trying to persuade.

a tiger who seemed to be strangely talking to a mouse near a huge tree. that is when i noticed that the tiger was weirdly hitting the bottom of the tree with his large paws, and to my amazement the tree seemed to open up to some underground

that is my idea for you to develop your story

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the answer is a.

explanation:

the clause "looking toward the south" modifies "a funnel cloud." it's not really the cloud that's "looking," but grammatically, that clause is modifying the cloud.