Question

question 9 of 10 read this passage from h. g. wellss the war of the worlds: and invisible to me because it was so remote and small, flying swiftly and steadily towards me across that incredible distance, drawing nearer every minute by so many thousands of miles, came the thing they were sending to us, the thing that was to bring so much struggle and calamity and death to the earth. which statement best explains why wells calls the martian spacecraft the thing? a. wells calls it the thing to give readers the impression that its almost too terrible to name or describe. b. wells calls it the thing to explain to readers how unimportant it is to the rest of the story. c. wells calls it the thing to provide readers with the proper name he will use for it later. d. wells calls it the thing to describe what the ship and the creatures within it look like to readers.

Explanation:

In the passage, the spacecraft brings "struggle and calamity and death." Calling it "the Thing" gives an impression of its terrifying nature, as if it's too dreadful to be named properly.

Answer:

A. Wells calls it "the Thing" to give readers the impression that it's almost too terrible to name or describe.