Which sentence from the story initiates the action?

A. Among the guests was a young lawyer, a young man of five-and-twenty.

B. The banker who was younger and more nervous in those days was suddenly carried away by excitement; he struck the table with his fist and shouted at the young man.

C. And this wild, senseless bet was carried out!

D. The banker, spoilt and frivolous, with millions beyond his reckoning, was delighted at the bet.

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Kennedi Cummings

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5 February, 13:29

Which sentence from the story initiates the action?

A. Among the guests was a young lawyer, a young man of five-and-twenty.

B. The banker who was younger and more nervous in those days was suddenly carried away by excitement; he struck the table with his fist and shouted at the young man.

C. And this wild, senseless bet was carried out!

D. The banker, spoilt and frivolous, with millions beyond his reckoning, was delighted at the bet.

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Erick Larson · Answer 1

B. The banker who was younger and more nervous in those days was suddenly carried away by excitement; he struck the table with his fist and shouted at the young man.

Explanation:

The other options given does not convey any of the action part:

A. Among the guests was a young lawyer, a young man of five-and-twenty.

C. And this wild, senseless bet was carried out!

D. The banker, spoilt and frivolous, with millions beyond his reckoning, was delighted at the bet.

Only option B conveys the action element that banker struck his fist at the table against the young man.