This is an excerpt from a journal from a soldier fighting on the western front. The trenches are mud up to our ankles. In other places, the trenches are waist deep in water. We spend all our time digging and filling sandbags, running for supplies and stores, or building up the tops of the trench. There is no time to be weary or bored. What does this journal entry describe?

a. the difficulty of eating in a trench

b. the difficulty of bombing a trench

c. the difficulty of sleeping in a trench

d. the difficulty of maintaining a trench

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17 September, 18:00

This is an excerpt from a journal from a soldier fighting on the western front. The trenches are mud up to our ankles. In other places, the trenches are waist deep in water. We spend all our time digging and filling sandbags, running for supplies and stores, or building up the tops of the trench. There is no time to be weary or bored. What does this journal entry describe?

a. the difficulty of eating in a trench

b. the difficulty of bombing a trench

c. the difficulty of sleeping in a trench

d. the difficulty of maintaining a trench

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Xavier Oconnell · Answer 1

D) The difficulty of maintaining a trench.

Explanation:

This is because the quote, "We spend all our time digging and filling sandbags, running for supplies and stores, or building up the tops of the trench.", suggests that they are trying to maintain the trench to make sure it is sustainable or can be in good condition. It does not describe anything about eating, or bombing, or sleeping. This leaves us with the final option D.