During a group discussion of william shakespeare’s play romeo and juliet, javier confidently reads aloud a preselected scene. he then adds other facts about the play and offers his opinions. when another student begins to offer another viewpoint, javier quickly interrupts and restates his facts and opinions. javier does the same thing when another student attempts to share her ideas. what statement best describes javier’s behavior in this discussion? a. he is well prepared, but needs to follow the rules of the discussion. b. he is overly prepared, and skillfully participates in the group discussion. c. he is unprepared, and needs to read the play before sharing his opinions. d. he is somewhat prepared, but needs to learn how to respond effectively.

The answer is:

A. He is well prepared, but needs to follow the rules of the discussion.

At the beginning of the group discussion, Javier is well prepared because he reads a preselected  scene in an assured manner, provides further facts about the play and gives his opinion. However, he has problems to deal with other students' viewpoints and interferes to reiterate his. As a consequence, he must learn to be more tolerant and to act in accordance to the discussion regulations, which means to allow everyone to speak without interruptions.

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

the answer is a.

explanation:

the clause "looking toward the south" modifies "a funnel cloud." it's not really the cloud that's "looking," but grammatically, that clause is modifying the cloud.