Select the correct answer. The author wrote this passage in order to
A
inform the reader about Motown Records.
B. persuade the reader to sign with Motown.
C.
entertain the reader with Gordy's stories.
D.
teach the reader how to start a record label.

In the excerpt above, what can be inferred by the statement, "the dillingham had been flung to the breeze during aformer period of prosperity.?

4. how does the speaker's comparison of sinners to aninsect (paragraph 7) contribute to the central idea of thetext? o a it emphasizes the negative view god has ofsinners and how inconsequential they are to him.o b it stresses the connection that exists between allof god's creatures, whether they be human orinsect.o c it suggests that sinners can change for the better,as insects are known to go throughtransformations.o d it portrays sinners as being just as prevalentaround the earth as the wide variety of insects.

When a progressive tense is used in the independent clause, the dependent clause typically uses the tense.