Which statement reveals the connection between two central ideas in the passage? A
Although Emerson was considered a great man by many Americans, in
actuality his writings made him less popular with his friends.
B
Because Emerson had clear notions about the role of an artist in American
culture, he was a vocal supporter of Whitman's book Leaves of Grass.
с
Although Emerson believed that other people should not be interested in
what he said or did, he became an important figure in American culture.
D
Because Emerson was a nonconformist who was willing to push the
boundaries of traditional thinking, he became an inspiration to others.

Which traits are strongest in your persuasive essay: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, or conventions?

What is significant about the language in this excerpt from our town? select all that apply. it lacks specificity. it creates an enthusiastic tone. it makes weddings seem dull and uninspiring. it encourages the audience to make inferences about weddings.

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." those tests were constructed around items like fill-in-the-blank sentence completion, such as “even though tom was mary thought he was ” and the correct answer always seemed to be the most bland combinations of thoughts, for example, “even though tom was foolish, mary thought he was ridiculous.” well, according to my mother, there were very few limitations as to what tom could have been and what mary might have thought of him. so i never did well on tests like that. how does tan build a central idea of her story in the excerpt? tan discusses the types of questions on achievement tests to support the idea that the tests limit students’ ability to write well. tan explains a question on a language achievement test to support the idea that the tests should include more interesting content. tan gives an example of her experience with achievement tests to support the idea that they are not always accurate measures of language ability. tan considers how her mother might answer a question on a test to support the idea that nonstandard english limits a person’s ability to communicate.