Read the following passage and select the sentence that states the claim: (1) there was a time that people thought i should not even go to school because i did not talk. (2) there were teachers, doctors, and specialists that told my parents that there was no hope for me. (3) i am sure my parents felt discouraged, but they never gave up. (4) they kept trying different techniques to me talk. (5) i went to speech therapy, occupational therapy, and specialist upon specialist. (6) nothing seemed to work. (7) it was a very dark time of my life. (8) i was bored and felt like a failure even though i had so many important things in my head. a.(4) b.(6) c.(2) d.(1)

In twelve years a slave, solomon northup infers that which of the following characters ends up as a criminal? clemens ray burch john williams robert

The line “violently shuddered—with the fright of it” could be categorized as a(n) and a anaphora; sensory appeal sensory appeal; image paradox; anaphora personification; image

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.