Which phrase is the best example of parallelism?
a. the snow came down so hard that i could barely see the road.
b. the rain fell, the sun shone, and the flowers began to bloom.
c. she looked up to the sky. the sun was a blazing orange ball.
d. the rain sounds like thousands of soft, tiny feet scampering on the roof.

Which quotation from the text best demonstrates that jordyn has come to value her friendship with mariah? "when i told them i planned to bring mariah, i didn’t hear back from them. 'had a blast skating, and mariah fell only twice,' i captioned our selfie." "our friend groups rarely intersected, and most of our friends were not the least bit interested in changing that situation." "i didn’t have to befriend my teammates to work toward a common goal with them. 'going to make this work if it kills me,' i blasted online to my crew that week." "she knew a story for every situation, and the kids flipped when she read a few of her age-appropriate tales to them at bedtime."