Which fits the text correctly?
redwood trees can live for 2,000 years because the wood and bark contain
tannins that protect the trees from fungal infections, insect infestations,
and

a. being burned by fire
b. burning
c. fires that destroy other trees
d. forest fires

In the real world, feldman learned to settle for less than 95 percent. he came to consider a company “honest” if its payment rate was above 90 percent. he considered a rate between 80 and 90 percent “annoying but tolerable.” if a company habitually paid below 80 percent, feldman might post a hectoring note, like this one: the cost of bagels has gone up dramatically since the beginning of the year. unfortunately, the number of bagels that disappear without being paid for has also gone up. don’t let that continue. i don’t imagine that you would teach your children to cheat, so why do it yourselves? the excerpt serves as which type of support for the authors’ argument? a claim an example a conclusion a counterclaim

If you were making a persuasive speech about how students should take creative writing every year they are in school, which sentence would most effectively support that argument?

When a progressive tense is used in the independent clause, the dependent clause typically uses the tense.