English, 06.05.2020 03:05, xxxamslashxxx9

Read the excerpt from "Thomas Edison: The Master of Improvement."

Which phrase from the excerpt best supports the author's view that Edison's determination helped him succeed?

It was this same stubborn resolve that mad Edison's
lightbulb more successful than Swan's. Edison thought that the secret to a better bulb could be found in the filament. He simply needed to figure out what type of material worked best. Edison tried metal first. Then he tried different kinds of wood, coconut fiber, and even the hair from a friend's beard!

A. Made Edison's lightbulb more successful than Swan's

B. Edison thought that the secret to a better bulb could be found

C. needed to figure out what type of material worked best

D. he tried different kinds of wood, coconut fiber, and even the hair

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Read the excerpt from "Thomas Edison: The Master of Improvement."

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