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which sentence uses sensory details to create a vivid image?

a. mangrove trees stood tall at the edge of the lagoon, their arched roots like knobby knees peeking out of the water.
b. above the water, butterflies, dragonflies, small birds, and mosquitoes fly around the canopy.
c. the mangrove serves as a nursery for 164 fish species of fish commonly found on coral reefs.
d. once adult fish lay their eggs, the fish fry grow to maturity in the safety of tangled mangrove roots.

Read the text evidence. "fish cheeks" then my father poked his chopsticks just below the fish eye and plucked out the soft meat. "amy, your favorite," he said, offering me the tender fish cheek. i wanted to disappear. "broken chain" alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a v in the back and streaked purple. but he knew his mother wouldn't go for it. and his father, who was puro mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad, and call him "sissy." which theme does the text evidence from the essay and short story support? one’s cultural background affects who he or she is. manners are important to use in life. a person’s outward appearance can be deceiving. family always comes first.

Read this sentence from "the wife's lament

The vertical height of a soccer ball can be represented by the following function, where h(x) represents the height, in feet, x seconds after the soccer ball is kicked. rewrite the function in the form that reveals the times at which the soccer ball is on the ground.