Pl read the paragraph. [1] the 1992 olympic games took place in barcelona, spain. [2] this marked the first year that professional basketball players were permitted to represent their countries in the games. [3] previously, only amateur players were allowed to participate such as college athletes. [4] the us squad was called “the dream team” because it consisted of some of the best players in the history of the game, including michael jordan, magic johnson, and larry bird. which sentence should be revised to improve this paragraph’s sentence fluency?

It is true that prior to 1914 the united states often had been disturbed by events in other continents. we had even engaged in two wars with european nations and in a number of undeclared wars in the west indies, in the mediterranean and in the pacific for the maintenance of american rights and for the principles of peaceful commerce. but in no case had a serious threat been raised against our national safety or our continued independence. what is the theme of this excerpt? a. the responsibility for americans to avoid involvement in war.b. america’s history of international involvement.c. a new kind of threat to american security.d. america’s history as a peaceful nation.

The purpose of an informative essay is to express personal feelings about a topic. describe events from a certain point of view. instruct the reader about a topic. express and defend an opinion.

Respect for the environment means a: loving trees and animals b: not drinking out of streams c: making as little impact as possible on wilderness areas d: only using resources that are high in supply