What is the predicate: surfers can pursue their sport with only a surfboard, a flotation vest, a swimsuit, and a safety line. : (

Brendan is playing in the backyard.

The pilgrims are at in the beginning of the prologue.

Which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure? the excerpt creates conflict between characters as part of the rising action. the excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition. the excerpt returns a character to equilibrium as part of the falling action. the excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax.