HELP ME 30 POINTS!!! Read the excerpt from “Demon's Run.”

“That’s as may be,” said Mr. Connolly. “But you’re a girl, and there’s no getting around that. A girl is not going to be safe out there.”

“We’ll be coming along behind her,” said Lily. “She won’t be on her own for long.”

“Well, I wouldn’t let any girl of mine do it,” said Mrs. Connolly.

“We do what we have to do,” said Lily firmly. But later, when the family was alone, she took out her sewing scissors and cut Margaret’s long hair.

Which choice best explains why Lily cuts Margaret’s hair?

to punish Margaret for speaking disrespectfully to Mr. Connolly
to show Margaret that she is stronger than her brothers
to make sure Margaret is not distracted while she is riding
to help Margaret blend in with the men who are racing for land

If a sentence is a run-on, correct it. if it is correct as written, write correct. 1.)i looked down. i saw that the well was apparently dry. 2.)we read the preamble to the constitution, our group felt anew the power of those words. 3.)the boy had trouble with the decimal point when multiplying he always put it in the wrong place. 4.)the thermometer broke, the mercury spilled onto the floor. 5.)i mislead my car keys, my house keys were also gone. 6.)it is against the law litter, neveretheless, people do it. 7.)ann threw away the check, but she eventually recovered it. 8.)i generally like the climate of the area where i live i do not enjoy subfrezzing winter temperatures. 9.)everyone should be polite, however many people are rude. 10.)i made my own chili to eat it one needs an iron stomach.

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Is the underlined word a predicate nominative or a predicate adjective? could that animal have been an alligator or a *crocodile*? a. predicate adjective b. predicate nominative crocodile is the underlined word.