What is the degree of comparison of the underlined modifier?

this adventure story is the most entertaining of all these books.

a.
superlative

b.
positive

c.
comparative

What do mcmahon’s references to thomas carlyle and john stuart mill do for his own image and credibility?

Araby every morning i lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. the blind was pulled down to within an inch of the sash so that i could not be seen. when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. i ran to the hall, seized my books and followed her. i kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, i quickened my pace and passed her. this happened morning after morning. i had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood. what is the general tone of the passage? a. courageous b. comical c. passionate d. fearful

Read the sentence. marissa heard the class bell ringing loudly walking down the hall. what is the best way to revise this sentence? `marissa heard the hall ringing loudly walking down by the class bell. `marissa heard the class bell walking down the hall ringing loudly. `walking down the hall, marissa heard the class bell ringing loudly. `walking down the hall, the class bell ringing loudly marissa heard.