Select the correct answer

How do authors develop the central idea of the passage?

A. by emphasizing that ideas can come in many mediums

B. by using evidence and
symmetry

C. by questioning the background of different positions

D. by introducing many topics in one paragraph

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Explain how advancements in technology have affected the diversity of our news, how we receive it, and how it is portrayed by the media.

What is the correct definition of a canal? a) a machine that picks cotton faster b) a large entity that can carry heavy loads c) a man made ditch filled with water d) a boat that can travel up the current