From "The Locket" Which best explains why Edmond was presumed dead?
A.
It was assumed that Edmond could not recover from the serious wound he received in battle.
B.
Edmond sent the locket back to Octavie for safekeeping, but she misinterpreted the gesture to mean that Edmond had died.
C.
A dead soldier was misidentified as Edmond based on his possession of the locket.
D.
Edmond faked his own death in order to leave the war and come home to marry Octavie.

a. "to practice" is the best phrase to complete the sentence.

explanation:

during the summer, she likes to practice her soccer skills so that she is ready to play in the fall.

(note that : all the other options "the practicing of", "practice for" and "to do a practice on" are inappropriate as they make the sentence grammatically incorrect.)

a.) literature that explores grotesque characters and eerie, violent occurrences in a dreary setting.

the economic activity signified in that scenario is a. production

in general, market production makes reference to the elaboration of a product or service which is destinated for economic purposes (to be sold) at money-price in a market. such product or service has to be principally tradable for money.

there is no money exchange involved in distribution, generalized reciprocity or balanced reciprocity.