"there is a recurrent spot where the pattern lolls like a broken neck and two bulbous eyes stare at you upside down. i get positively angry with the impertinence of it and the everlastingness."

which of the following is an antonym for impertinence in the excerpt from the story?
a. having no connection with the given matter
b. respect
c. not showing the proper manners
d. insolence; disrespect

Proofread the passage and identify the spelling and punctuation errors. no one knows the exect cause of diabetes. most people who get type 2 diabetes are older, but now younger people are being diagnosed with it. like many young people, you are probably thinking, "why should i be concerned about diabetes? " the truth is that both the center for disease control and the american diabetes association are quite alarmed about the increase in type 2 diabetes among young people. information gathered in the 1990s showed a rapid increase in type 2 diabetes in children. during the 2000s, this trend is continue. scientists who study diabetes are finding that 85 percent of the children who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight. but that is just one reason for the increase. children are at risk for type 2 diabetes if they are inactive, have a family history of diabetes, or are from african american, american indian, or asian american families.

Read the excerpt from heart of a samurai. the water was so clear, he could see straight to the bottom. a snail was making a path like a shiny ribbon slowly unfurling on the sand. what does the author use the most precise words to describe in the excerpt? the water’s movement the water the snail the snail’s path

They also make slight swaying movements to mimic leaves and grass moved by the wind. based on the text, to mimic is most likely which of the following? avoid copy make mock