Based on the information provided in this excerpt, how would you characterize the minister?
the minister likes to surprise his congregation with new ideas every week.
the minister tends to follow the same pattern in the service, week to week.
the minister is interested in keeping young boys interested in the service.
the minister is bored during the service, so he leaves out important details.

a) madame podtochina used witchcraft to make it disappear.

it would be d because the however is more proper and the comma is placed in the right spot

answer: b) bubbling its way

explanation: an adjective is a word or a group of words that modifies a noun (name, thing, place,

in this case, the first option "to heartily enjoy" isn't describing or modifying any noun, the third option "hiking along merrily" is describing an action but it doesn't modify any noun, the last option "beside us" is just a preposition that indicates position, so the correct answer is the second one: "bubbling its way" because it is modifying the noun "stream".