Read the excerpt from an op-ed.
as a candidate for the westwood board of education, raj mathur has the necessary community experience to excel. he is a member of the chamber of commerce and several other township committees and community groups. i have worked beside him in our real estate office for three years. he has been a mentor to me, willingly sharing his wisdom of not only the business, but the community as well. i believe that he is well qualified for the board of education job.
which elements of an op-ed are evident in the excerpt? select three options.
a. the op-ed shares opinions about each candidate running.
b. the op-ed uses strong, emotional language.
c. the op-ed comes to a conclusion for the audience.
d. the op-ed includes first-person pronouns.
e. the op-ed attempts to persuade the audience.

Which sentence in this excerpt from frances hodgson burnett’s a little princess shows indirect characterization? it was just then that miss minchin entered the room. she was very like her house, sara felt: tall and dull, and respectable and ugly. she had large, cold, fishy eyes, and a large, cold, fishy smile. it spread itself into a very large smile when she saw sara and captain crewe. she had heard a great many desirable things of the young soldier from the lady who had recommended her school to him. among other things, she had heard that he was a rich father who was willing to spend a great deal of money on his little daughter. "it will be a great privilege to have charge of such a beautiful and promising child, captain crewe," she said, taking sara's hand and stroking it. "lady meredith has told me of her unusual cleverness. a clever child is a great treasure in an establishment like mine."