Read the excerpt below and answer the question. although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones. the pile of stones the boys had made earlier was ready; there were stones on the ground with the blowing scraps of paper that had come out of the box. mrs. delacroix selected a stone so large she had to pick it up with both hands and turned to mrs. dunbar. "come on," she said. "hurry up." in this excerpt, the references to stones create at the end of "the lottery." allegory backstory foreshadowing suspense

Which of these sentences exhibits proper usage? a. many doctors affiliated with university hospital expressed concern about the policy (moore 5). b. many doctors affiliated with university hospital expressed concern about the policy (moore 5). c. many doctors affiliated with university hospital expressed concern about the policy (moore 5). d. many doctors affiliated with university hospital expressed concern about the policy (moore 5).

Dogs make wonderful pets because they keep us happy and healthy, the topic sentence is "dogs make wonderful pets". can someone me write a unrelated sentences to the topic and can be eliminated. need asap

In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next