It Is a Sunny Day,and Tom Is Stopped at a Light

question 13

Multiple Choice

It is a sunny day,and Tom is stopped at a light at a four-way intersection in the city waiting for the light to change.Mary,stopped behind him,accidentally lets her foot slip off the brake,and her vehicle bumps into Tom's vehicle.The fact that it is a sunny day is most likely a:

• A)Key fact
• B)Background fact
• C)Secondary fact
• D)Primary fact
• E)None of the above
• F)Answers b and c above
• G)Answers a and c above

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Definitions:

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