Read the passage from when birds get flu by john diconsiglio. the disease that concerned dr. dowell was avian influenza, or bird flu. this virus usually strikes poultry, like chickens, ducks, and turkeys. it’s rare for bird flu to make people sick. what is most likely the author’s purpose in this passage? a. to explain what the case study is aboutb. to ask a question that he will answer laterc. to add supplemental information that explains the situationd. to the reader draw a conclusion based on the evidence

The answer is C: To add supplemental information that explains the situation.

  In the passage from "When Birds Get Flu", the author mentions about the study made by Dr. Dowell and his concern with avian infuenza. The author explains that this is  a bird flu, what birds (poultry) this virus usually strikes and also informs that it is rare for humans to get sick because of the bird flu.

the turtle carries new life, oat seeds, over to the other side of the highway and plants them there.

sing because that is what they are doing in the sentence

explanation:

the simple predicate is the main verb in the predicate that tells what the subject does. example: my father fixed the dryer. read each sentence. draw a line under the complete predicate.