Which sentence provides the counterclaim? Read the body paragraph from an argumentative essay
on Louisiana's economy.

1) In recent years, the size of the state government has
been greatly reduced. 2) The jobs of about 30,000 state
workers have been eliminated. 3) This reduction has
made it possible for the state to have a balanced
budget. 4) However, some would argue that this loss of
jobs has added to the unemployment rate and has not
helped the economy improve.

O sentence 1
O sentence 2
O sentence 3
O sentence 4

Which sentence in this excerpt from frances hodgson burnett’s a little princess shows indirect characterization? it was just then that miss minchin entered the room. she was very like her house, sara felt: tall and dull, and respectable and ugly. she had large, cold, fishy eyes, and a large, cold, fishy smile. it spread itself into a very large smile when she saw sara and captain crewe. she had heard a great many desirable things of the young soldier from the lady who had recommended her school to him. among other things, she had heard that he was a rich father who was willing to spend a great deal of money on his little daughter. "it will be a great privilege to have charge of such a beautiful and promising child, captain crewe," she said, taking sara's hand and stroking it. "lady meredith has told me of her unusual cleverness. a clever child is a great treasure in an establishment like mine."

In concrete mixers what seems to be the speakers feeling about the concrete mixers

Is "ing" an unstressed or stressed syllable?