Urgently! you need to do the tasks (grammar-a,b). you so much!

Done!

Explanation:

I hope this helps, sorry about the bad handwriting, I did it on my phone.

it's A

Explanation:

Bill asks Sam to reduce the ransom amount because he believes that it would be cruel to expect a father to pay so much for his ill-behaved child's return. It is also likely (based on his interactions with Johnny) that Bill has little faith Johnny's father will pay the two thousand dollars they are requesting.