What is the purpose of the idiom in the following statement? don't mind martin; he just likes to play devil's advocate. a. to show that martin wants to provoke discussion b. to make martin seem like an offensive person c. to present martin's actions humorously d. to illustrate similarities between martin and an advoc

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Which translations would fit in the blank in order to most effectively link reasons to evidence a: for example b: similarly c: however d: on the other hand

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house