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Read this excerpt from "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed." Summer burned the canals dry. Summer moved like flame upon the meadows. In the empty Earth settlement, the painted houses flaked and peeled. Rubber tires upon which children had swung in back yards hung suspended like stopped clock pendulums in the blazing air.
Which of the following best expresses the meaning of the underlined sentence in this excerpt?
The rubber tire swings are peeling in the harsh summer sun.
The rubber tire swings are no longer used as playthings.
The rubber tire swings swing back and forth in the breeze.
The rubber tire swings are too hot to play on.
Answer:
The rubber tire swings are no longer used as playthings.
Explanation:
In the underlined sentence, the text shows that the children had the habit of playing on pegged psneus. We can see that children did this, because the author uses verbs in the past to refer to the activities of children. In addition, the text shows that now, the tires thought look more like watches, that is, watches that are no longer used. With that we can conclude that the sentence means that the rubber balances of the tires are no longer used as toys.
