Choose the pronoun that agree with its antecedent.
1. either thomas or paul will show us (his, their) drawings this afternoon.
2. both the lighting source and bill clark's insurance have (its, their) offices in this building.
3. all of the players came back on stage for (his or her, their) bows.
4. many of the rides at the fair scared (its, their) riders.
5. one of the cars on the lot needs (its, their) oil changed.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?

Which of these novels is considered an important precursor to science fiction

Read the passage below and answer the question. the old man was known for his probity. he was considered incorruptible. using context clues, how would you define the meaning of the word probity in the passage? curiosity drunkenness integrity corruptibility