Read the sentence.

the colonist stood up before throwing a snowball into the crowd of soldiers.

what are the objects of the underlined prepositions in the sentence?

colonist; snowball

crowd; soldiers

stood; snowball

stood; throwing

Which is not among the style choices a writer would use, if he or she is trying to establish a formal writing style/

"and these i address to all females that would be married, or are already so; not that i suppose their sex more faulty than the other, and most to want advice, for i assure [women], upon my honour, i believe the quite contrary; but the reason is, because i esteem them better disposed to receive and practice it, and therefore am willing to begin, where i may promise myself the best success." this statement from franklin's "rules and maxims for promoting matrimonial happiness" best demonstrates his use of criticism to argue his point his use of common sense to appeal to women his use of flattery to gain women's attention his use of facts to prove his point

Which words indicate a text is written i the first-person? a. she, her, hers b. they, them, theirs c. he, him, his d. i, me, my