Read the passage. every spirit upon earth seemed fervorless as i. at once a voice arose among the bleak twigs overhead some blessed hope, whereof he knew and i was unaware. what is the main idea of “the darkling thrush”? a. some creatures do not understand sadness. b. hope exists even in the worst of times . c. winter is the most difficult of season. d. birds sing to keep warm in dreary months.

"though i had a million things to do, i stayed in bed, thinking about the dream. unwillingly, i eventually got up and did the immediate necessities, and then put everything that i possibly could on the back burner and sat down at the computer to write—something i hadn't done in so long that i wondered why i was bothering." which of the following most effectively condenses the underlined sentences by using deletion and substitution? a. she got out of bed reluctantly and did her immediate necessities. b. even though she had a million things to do, she finally got out of bed unwillingly and did her immediate necessities. c. though she had a million things to do, she stayed in bed, thinking about the dream. unwillingly, she eventually got up and did the immediate necessities. d. she got out of bed anyway.