When Pax is traveling with Gray, why does he sometimes race at full speed for several minutes? He runs ahead because he is so anxious to find Peter. He is hungry again, so he runs ahead to see if there's food. He never had the chance to really run when he lived with Peter. He wants to run ahead so he can figure out where the humans are.

Which of the following sentences contains the essential expression? a. we agreed of course that the party should be a surprise. b. mr. palmeri, our next-door neighbor, grows beautiful roses. c. jack, a football player, is trying for a scholarship. : d. the woman now approaching the microphone will introduce the speaker.

Astudent wants to replace the underlined word to make the meaning more precise. which phrase would be the best replacement for the underlined phrase ?

Proofread the passage and identify the spelling and punctuation errors. no one knows the exect cause of diabetes. most people who get type 2 diabetes are older, but now younger people are being diagnosed with it. like many young people, you are probably thinking, "why should i be concerned about diabetes? " the truth is that both the center for disease control and the american diabetes association are quite alarmed about the increase in type 2 diabetes among young people. information gathered in the 1990s showed a rapid increase in type 2 diabetes in children. during the 2000s, this trend is continue. scientists who study diabetes are finding that 85 percent of the children who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight. but that is just one reason for the increase. children are at risk for type 2 diabetes if they are inactive, have a family history of diabetes, or are from african american, american indian, or asian american families.