Which of the following most likely functions as the exposition in a story?

we had been working for months to restore the house to its original glory.
shannon grabbed for the lurching boat, only to miss and slip back into the raft.
" you for the suggestion," she said grudgingly. "it saved our project."
"we can only imagine how difficult the contest will be at this point."

In 12 angry men the jurors decide that the women could see as far as she could

Underline the ic or ic's and place the proper punctuation if needed. the board of trustees admits that it made a mistake because the employees were toolazy nothing happen to the board

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.