What is the contraction of man?

Man is singular. Men is plural. When we add an apostrophe s ('s) onto the end of a word, it can generally mean one of two things: it's a contraction with the word "is" - such as it's.

Explanation:

question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

explanation:

the answer is "the man who came here yesterday was selling magazines."