9. what is the purpose of the introduction in an essay?
• a. to establish the main idea of the essay
ob. to highlight the most important concepts
oc. to focus on current statistics
od. to explain the main idea to the reader

Which statement best summarizes the author’s claim?

Iback to my office after i saw the rain.

What are the effects of parallel structure in this excerpt? check all that apply. it adds emphasis to the verbs that describe the british government’s oppression. it uses repetition to add power to the colonists’ growing list of grievances. it stresses jefferson’s list of grievances, giving the reader a sense of the amount of time the colonists have been oppressed. it emphasizes that all of these acts were carried out by the same person.