Question

passage 2imagery in yasunari kawabatas snow countrytrees sag under the weight of heavy snow, footstepssink deep into the glaringly white landscape, and breathcurls into the freezing sky in the vast white world of snowcountry. unsurprisingly, yasunari kawabatas books arewell-known for their stunning imagery and lyrical prose.1. which choice best maintains the stylistic pattern of descriptions established earlier in the sentence?a. no changeb. they expel air from their lungs into the sub-zero atmospherec. breathing heavilyd. something is floating to the sky2. which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable?a. no changeb. kawabatas booksc. kawabatas booksd. kawabatas books

Explanation:

1. For question 1: The passage uses short, vivid, sensory imagery focused on the winter scene. Option D continues this concise, imagistic style that matches the lyrical, descriptive pattern of the preceding phrases about trees and footsteps. The other options are either too verbose or break the sensory, visual flow.
2. For question 2: To show possessive form for "Yasunari Kawabata", we use "Kawabata's" to modify "books". Option B correctly uses the singular possessive form (since we are referring to the works belonging to one author) before the plural noun "books".

Answer:

1. D. something is floating to the sky
2. B. Kawabata's books'