Why does the author include the detail about cars running out of gas?

Read the sentence. a few of the committee members did not attend which of the following accurately labels the bolded words? predicate adjective simple predicate predicate nominative complete predicate

Match the author with the description a. ernest hemingway b. john steinbeck c. robert frost d. langston hughes (1) summers spent in pacific grove, california influenced the symbolism in his literature (2) his poetry includes simple, direct language. many are dramatic monologues written in free verse are about life on new england farms (3) the mood and tone of his literature is largely shaped by his experience as a soldier in world war 1 (4) his poetry and short stories include dialect and colloquialisms which gives his primarily african american characters distinctive voices

Ihave no idea what the explanation is.