Which sentence best illustrates the falling action in "R. M.S. Titanic"? "In the crow's-nest, lookout Frederick Fleet and his partner, Leigh, gazed down at the water, still and unruffled in the dim, starlit darkness." "A sudden sharp hiss—a streaked flare against the night; Boxhall sends a rocket toward the sky." "Her bulk dwarfed the ships near her as longshoremen singled up her mooring lines and cast off the turns of heavy rope from the dock bollards." "The dense throngs stood quiet as the first survivor stepped down the gangway."

   The correct answer is "The dense throngs stood quiet as the first survivor stepped down the gangway."

Explanation:

The falling action is what we know in literature as the moment of calm after the greatest problem in the story when it has reached its peak (climax).

It always occurs after the climax and is when the problem should have been solved, or come to an end.

It is something that is usually found at the end of the story.

Given this information, we can say that the correct answer is: "The dense throngs stood quiet as the first survivor stepped down the gangway."

can you copy and paste what selections you read? the answer is based off of that.

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the 'italicized phrase' is a noun clause that is used as a direct object.