Question

climbing mt. fuji 1 bundled up in wool sweaters and thick coats, and we watched the sun setting on mt. fuji in japan. it was august and our clothes were stifling, but we would have needed the warmth from our bodies sealed around us as we hiked into the high altitudes. three friends and i stepped away from the crowd of other hikers and spoke our intention: \sunset at the base, sunrise at the top.\ a 2 as we hiked, a patchwork of clouds swept across the darkening sky, hiding all traces of our surroundings outside our flashlights’ beams. the trail gradually changed from compact dirt to a jumble of volcanic rocks. b 16. f. no change g. coats while watching h. coats, we watched j. coats watching 17. a. no change b. would need c. will need d. need

Explanation:

1. For question 16: The original sentence has a comma splice error with "and we watched". Option H fixes this by creating a correct participial phrase opener followed by the independent clause "we watched", which is grammatically consistent.
2. For question 17: The context refers to a hypothetical past need for warmth during the hike, so the conditional "would have needed" (original) is correct. The other options use present/future tenses that do not match the past hypothetical scenario.

Answer:

1. H. coats, we watched
2. A. NO CHANGE