Read the sentence.
the canary islands are a popular vacation spot for people from finland, a chain of seven islands off the coast of africa.
what is the best way to rewrite the sentence?
a-the canary islands, a chain of seven islands off the coast of africa, are a popular vacation spot for people from finland.
b-a popular vacation spot for people from finland, a chain of seven islands off the coast of africa are the canary islands.
c- ***not correct**the canary islands are a chain of seven islands off the coast of africa, a popular vacation spot for people from finland.
d-a chain of islands off the coast of africa, a popular vacation spot for people from finland, are the canary islands.

Read the paragraph from nick’s personal narrative. standing alone in my family’s barn, i thought about how much hard work and time my parents had invested—how much hard work and time we had all invested—in maintaining a fully operational farm. i did not remember a time when my clothes had not reeked of manure or my hair had not held fast to brittle pieces of straw. what would happen if my parents had to sell the farm so we could move closer to my grandparents? just as i was attempting to imagine a life in the city, a sudden commotion erupted and interrupted my thoughts. with animals squawking and dust flying, i scrambled to pinpoint the source of this unexpected intrusion. in seconds that felt more like minutes, i was successful . . and i could scarcely believe what my eyes were seeing. which element of a personal narrative would be best for nick to include next?

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Complete the sentence. there are progressive verb forms in english. four six twelve eight