A few weeks after Uncle Ricky returned to Puerto Rico, I found my mother sitting in the living room holding a card from the mail. She looked up and smiled. How does this line affect the tone of the passage?

Why is this passage an example of inductive reasoning? d: the author starts by using specific information in order to prove a more general theory

What statement best describes the central conflict in this passage from the diary of anne frank? because the franks are jewish and the van daans are not, the franks and the van daans do not get along. because they are jewish, the franks, the van daans, and mr. dussel are in hiding to avoid being discovered by the nazi party. anne does not discuss anything with her mother because she believes that her mother does not understand her. mr. and mrs. van daan argue because mrs. van daan does not think that mr. van daan has the right to sell her fur coat.

Which revision, if any, best fixes the bolded (capitalized in this case) part of the sentence? female cardinals, a somewhat drab bird compared to the males, blend in well with their environment. no change somewhat drab birds a somewhat drab's bird somewhat drab bird's