Read the excerpt from the crisis, number xiii, by thomas paine."never, i say, had a country so many openings to happiness as this. her setting out in life, like the rising of a fair morning, was unclouded and promising. her cause was good. her principles just and liberal. her temper serene and firm. her conduct regulated by the nicest steps, and everything about her wore the mark of honor."which statement best describes this excerpt? a)most of the sentences contain comma splices. b)it consists mostly of run-on sentences. c)most of the sentences have a similar structure. d)it consists mostly of sentences with varied structures.

The best answer to the question: Which statement best describes this excerpt?, would be, C: Most of the sentences have a similar structure.

Explanation:

First, it is interesting to know that Thomas Paine became central to the American Revolution thanks to his writings, which helped for the most part to convince the American public of supporting the Revolution.

In this particular writing known as "The Crisis, Number XIII" what we see in the excerpt most prominently is the similarity in grammatical structures in the sentences. Almost all of them show parallel structures, they are almost all short sentences, with a few exceptions, as if Paine were trying to list all the good qualities and convince someone of all the good qualities of the country Americans are about to fight for and defend.

C

Explanation:

Quizlet

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."