What makes a dog behave in such a kind way? Some believe Ginny had a very strong mothering instinct. But how could she tell when a cat was deaf? How did she know
which cats needed love and attention? Regardless of how she did it, Ginny rescued
hundreds of cats in her life and set an example we all can follow.
What is the main idea of the bolded paragraph?
Ginny has a gift for finding cats in distress.
Ginny is an unusually heroic dog.
Ginny caused her owner to care for neighborhood cats.
O Hero dogs make interesting stories.

Common signs of deafness can include:

Not noticing when you enter the house.

Not responding to everyday sounds, such as his or her name, loud noises and squeaky toys.

Louder meowing.

Not woken by loud noises, such as a door banging.

Increase in sleep.

Increased sensitivity to smells and temperature.

Explanation:

Also dogs are just loyal so they care.

Oh! and they are precious

Cats can be but they are mostly funny and mean.

i'm not sure i completely understand your question, but i will do my best.

i think the answer you are looking for is sequence. (see below)

a repeated melodic fragment would be best defined as repetition, while repeated chords (different or the same) could be a chord progression. however, you then mentioned the chord and melodic fragment beginning on higher or lower pitches, in that case, the answer could be best defined as a sequence. the definition of a sequence is as follows: "the restatement of a motif or longer melodic (or harmonic) passage at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice."

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