(1) equal funding should be provided for girls’ and boys’ sports. (2) many girls participate in sports. (3) individual sports have more long-term benefits than team sports. (4) participation in sports benefits girls and boys. (5) federal law prohibits gender discrimination in school athletics.

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.