Read this example. Martin is assigned an argumentative essay. The prompt says, "Write an argumentative essay that takes a position
on whether students should have to pass a test to graduate from high school."
Martin develops this claim: "If students have passed all their classes and tests in those classes, it is not fair to make
them also pass a test to graduate from high school."
Which answer choice best describes Martin's claim?
O Martin's claim does not take a position.
O Martin's claim is based more on emotion than reasoning,
O Martin's claim does not respond to the prompt.
O Martin's claim is good because it appropriately responds to the prompt.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.