Final answer:
To sort words alphabetically and identify a word that fits between 'pat' and 'west', neither 'moon' nor 'sun' would be correct as they don't fit alphabetically between the given words. Additional clarification is required for the list of words to sort.
Step-by-step explanation:
To answer the student's question, we must place the group of words in alphabetical order and then find a word that fits alphabetically between the two given words. For the example provided, with the words 'pat' and 'west', the task is to find a word in parentheses that comes between these two when sorted alphabetically.
The word 'moon' comes before 'pat' and the word 'sun' comes after 'west' when sorted alphabetically. Thus, neither 'moon' nor 'sun' are valid answers for the question since neither fits between 'pat' and 'west'. However, if the words provided for this example were actually intended to be the list of words to sort, then additional clarification is needed to provide an accurate answer.