9) What is the purpose of this document?

to amuse an audience about how much energy is

wasted when people drive private vehicles

to examine the role of public transportation in

conserving energy and reducing pollution

to persuade the government to limit public

transportation and reduce energy costs for less

pollution

D)

to critique the government for not doing enough to

encourage public transportation and energy savings

Read the paragraph. the storm continued for hours. the thunder was so loud that it was deafening. lightening flashed in the sky, taking the night from completely black to light. the world was coming to an end. how does the use of figurative language the reader understand the paragraph’s meaning? 1 by the reader understand how scary the storm is 2 by the reader recognize how long the storm lasts 3 by the reader compare the storm with an object 4 by the reader remember a similar storm

The town should regulate the height of buildings allowed on main street. this would be categorized as a: a. claim of fact. b. claim of policy. c. claim of cause and effect. d. claim of definition.

The description of the house in this excerpt gives an example of