Read the following excerpt from "the city without us" by alan weisman: yet with each new acid-free rainfall, trees that still endurewill have fewer contaminants to resist as chemicals aregradually flushed from the system. over centuries, vegetation will take up decreasing levels of heavy metals, and will recycle, redeposit, and dilute them further. asplants die, decay, and lay down more soil cover, theindustrial toxins will be buried deeper, and eachsucceeding crop of native seedlings will do better. which best explains how the structure of this passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur tohighlight how people have harmed the environment. b. the passage describes the effects of rain in the posthuman world tohighlight that nature will eventually neutralize the pollution created bypeople. c. the passage shows the effects of rain on certain plants to prove that lawsprotecting the environment are necessary for human survival. d. the passage compares the acidity of rain before and during a posthumanworld to underscore that pollution levels will remain the same.

Which historical detail can best clarify a reader’s understanding of the information in the excerpt? immigrant factory workers who spoke the same language were separated from each other at work. immigrant factory workers who spoke the same language were known to talk too much at work. immigrant factory workers had to pay rent for their chairs and the supplies they needed at work. immigrant factory workers were crowded into unsafe buildings with locked doors and fire escapes.

Shauna wants to use facts from a government website in her speech. which element is she adding to her speech? a. background information b. narrative c. evidence d. commentary e. theme

With this 3 questions ! really need them right! 1. the first continental congress met in philadelphia on september 5, 1774. all of the colonies sent representatives except georgia. this congress continued in session until october 26, 1774. by then it had passed resolutions calling for a boycott against british trade. the author's main purpose was a. to inform b. to persuade c. to instruct d. to give an opinion 2. identify the point of view of each of the following passages. "my second mate was a round-cheeked, silent young man, grave beyond his years, i thought; but as our eyes happened to meet i detected a slight quiver on his lips. i looked down at once. it was not my part to encourage sneering on board my ship. it must be said, too, that i knew very little of my officers." (joseph conrad, "the secret sharer") a. first person b. third person limited c. third person omniscient d. none of the above 3. identify the point of view of each of the following passages. "he had only himself to in his choice: his fortune was his own; for as to frank, it was more than being tacitly brought up as his uncle's heir, it had become so avowed an adoption as to have him assume the name of churchill on coming of age. it was most unlikely, therefore, that he should ever want his father's assistance. his father had no apprehension of it." (jane austen, emma) a. third person omniscient b. third person limited c. first person d. none of the above