Refer to this sentence to answer the question.

Antonio couldn’t go to the store because the road was closed.

What is the purpose of the subordinate conjunction “because”?

A. It signals that the sentence is about to explain why the road was closed.

B. It signals that the sentence is about to explain why Antonio couldn’t go to the store.

C. It separates the subject from the verb.

D. It separates the subject from the predicate.

How does the author use the actions of neptune over the course of the text to develop the theme? a) neptune goes out of his way to bless ulysses and his men in their attempts to journey home. b) neptune speaks to the other gods throughout the excerpt and warns them about problems caused by ulysses. c) neptune caused the deaths of the sailors by placing them in the way of the cattle of the sun-god hyperion. d) neptune causes trouble for ulysses throughout the excerpt, making it impossible for him to settle down with family.