Read the excerpt from “how i learned english.” it was in an empty lot ringed by elms and fir and honeysuckle. bill corson was pitching in his buckskin jacket, chuck keller, fat even as a boy, was on first, his t-shirt riding up over his gut, ron o’neill, jim, dennis, were talking it up in the field, a blue sky above them tipped with cirrus. how is this excerpt important to the poem as a whole? it provides readers with information about the conflict in the poem. it shows readers how the characters feel, think, and behave. it shows readers how the speaker feels about the other boys. it gives readers information about the setting, characters, and situation.

3one of the biggest impacts a building has on earth is the energy it uses. currently, most of the world’s energy comes from burning fossil fuels. these fuels are dirty and when they are burned they pollute the air and water. one way to burn fewer fossil fuels is to reduce the amount of electricity a building has to use. passive solar heating, which uses heat from the sun, reduces the amount of fossil fuel used to heat buildings. passive solar heating requires a south-facing wall made of glass. when sunlight shines through the wall, it is collected and used to warm the building. another way green buildings reduce their electricity use is to install other energy sources. for example, some green buildings use panels that turn energy from the sun into useable electricity. which is the best summary of paragraph 3? a) fossil fuels are dirty and pollute the air and water. most of the world's energy comes from these fuels. b) the biggest problem of buildings is that they use fuel that is dirty for heating. they need to do something to be more energy efficient. c) panels that turn energy from the sun into electricity and passive solar heating can stop the burning of fossil fuels which pollute air and water. d) since fossil fuels are dirty and pollute the air and water, other technologies that pollute less and produce energy have been developed like solar energy and green buildings.