Read the following excerpt from a speech:
now is the time to make the most of today! there is no
tivo on your life. you have to learn from your past without
reliving it over and over again. you have to plan for the
future without racing through the present to get there. put
down the remote and look around at the present.
how does the underlined sentence contribute to the overall purpose of the
speech?
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a. it shows that people in different situations may have some of the
same habits.
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b. it injects a bit of humor into an otherwise serious subject.
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c. it establishes common ground between the speaker and audience
members.
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d. it sets up a vivid illustration of the main points of the speech

Can you correct this paragraph? a football player once had a dream. the dream was about the queen of england. she was on a boat and was fishing. when she tried to put a worm on the fishing hook, her necklace fell into the water. a train conductor named maxwell threw popcorn in the water. the fish ate the popcorn then gave the queen her necklace. the queen said, ” you all for me get my necklace back! ” “you are welcome said the conductor and all the fish.

In the first line of each stanza, the author follows the pattern of a noun followed by a pair of adjectives. what is the purpose of this pattern?

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.