My kindergarten class of animal lovers was fascinated by a new
book about cats. One illustration showed a cat 55 by the scruff of
the neck. The text made the point that 56 for the mother cat to
carry her kittens, children should not carry kittens 57 . When I
asked the children to think about 58 , they had some thoughtful
replies. One child said, “We might drop them.”
59 , “We might hold them too tight and choke them.”
60 , a third nodded her head wisely and added, “Yes, and we
might get fur in our mouths.
spite of a safe way 2. because of a safe way
3. since this way was safe 4. although this was a safe way