Read the paragraph.
tabitha sat on the beach and stared at the waves crashing against the sand. without a doubt, this would be a challenging ride. the towering green waves reminded her of an angry sea creature.
pick the best sentence to finish the paragraph.
she had been surfing for years, but these were the biggest waves she had ever seen.
see had been surfing for years, but these waves were far larger than anything she had ever seen.
she had been surfing for years, but these waves were the scariest ones she had ever seen.
she had been surfing for years, but these waves were the most monstrous she had ever seen.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.