Read this sentence from paragraph 5 “Thus, proponents of doing away with cursive in schools think that the time might be more wisely spent teaching keyboarding." Using the meaning of the prefix "pro-,” what does the word proponents mean in the sentence? 2 groups supporters competitors individuals

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community

When a progressive tense is used in the independent clause, the dependent clause typically uses the tense.

Poets use personification to enhance the reader's understanding of the meaning of the poem describe an object the reader make connections all of these answers are correct