Rajiv is reading an article about the history of the internet. read this paragraph from the article. once the idea of internet access at home caught on, it really took off. between 1997 and 2011, the percentage of u. s. homes with an internet connection skyrocketed from 17 percent to almost 72 percent. this miraculous increase astounds statisticians to this day. what conclusion can rajiv draw about the author’s reason for choosing the words skyrocketed and miraculous?

a.
the author chose these words to express how popular the increase was.
b.
the author chose these words to express how remarkable the increase was.
c.
the author chose these words to express his or her suspicions about the increase.
d.
the author chose these words to express his or her surprise about the increase.

What are two themes in ted chiang’s “exhalation”?

Identify the homophone pair that needs to be corrected in these sentence

Read the excerpt from "object lesson, part 2." "no sign of the original envelope? " "no." "i found two boys with bills — in each case a single, too. david strager and joey buell. no envelope." louise's brows met. ellery glanced up at the clock. 9: 07. he strolled over to her. "don't show them you're worried. there's nothing to worry about. we have twenty-eight minutes." he raised his voice, smiling. which statement explains the inference ellery makes and why he makes it? he infers that miss carpenter thinks they are not going to find the thief because he sees her facial expression. he infers that it will take twenty-eight more minutes to find the missing money because that is all the time he has. he infers that the original envelope will not be found because neither david strager nor joey buell has it. he infers that david strager and joey buell took the money because they each have a dollar bill.