Which sentence would best support the claim that, in order to be healthier, teenagers should avoid sodas and snacks made with sugar? a) sugary snacks and sodas can be replaced with healthful choices like fruit. b) sodas and snacks made with sugar are bad for teenagers' health c) medical studies have recently demonstrated that consuming too much sugar is a risk factor for some diseases d) most teenagers know that eating sugar is not good for their health.

Tia and lin had been best friends since kindergarten. both avid soccer players, the girls decided to try out for the high school team together. unfortunately, there was just one open spot, so only one of the girls would be chosen. they both worked hard, and on tryout day, they did their best. when the team roster came out, lin was excited to see that she had made the team but sad that tia had not. tia was happy for her friend and vowed to work harder so she would make the team the next year. which sentence is the exposition of the passage

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Read this paragraph from a cause-and-effect essay. upwelling and el niño in normal years, the trade winds cause colder, nutrient-rich waters to rise to the ocean surface. this process is called “upwelling,” and it causes small fish called plankton to multiply. which rubric term or phrase would apply to the phrase “trade winds”? a. effect b. elaboration of a cause or effect c. transition between a cause and an effect d. cause