<span>"To identify skilled players, he looked into women's softball clubs, which were quite popular at that time." is the accurate response. The last option gives the impression that he's merely focusing on the well-known women's softball clubs rather than considering all of them. The penultimate alternative is grammatically incorrect due to the comma present between scouted and women's. The second option simply substitutes the period for a comma and and, thereby retaining a sense of separation between the two pieces of information.</span>
Response: A. Elenita and the traditional music of her parents' homeland.
Clarification: In literature, conflict represents a struggle between opposing forces, typically involving a character (either the protagonist or another significant character) and either himself (internal conflict), society, or another character (external conflict). The provided excerpt from Gravity by Judith Ortiz Cofer illustrates an external conflict between Elenita and the music from her parents' homeland, which her mother listened to during the evenings.
Advanced technology causes a dystopian environment through oppressive control and monitoring, along with the dehumanization of individuals such as George and enforced conformity.
