which is the best version of the underlined portion of

sentence 3 (reproduced below)?

much of the freight their trucks carried in the early years

were fruit grown in the san joaquin valley.

a. (as it is now)

b. have been

c. are

d. was

15 points & brainliest ! when the speaker compares dream memories to fall leaves that are hard to catch, what feelings does this simile suggest? what was i dreaming? it's coming back to me! but scraps of dream memories drift just out of reach like fall leaves dancing in the wind that i chase madly but cannot catch. a. the speaker is confident b. the speaker is disappointed. c. the speaker is ashamed. d. the speaker is excited. i am stuck between b & d. explain your answer