Read the passage.

did you ever give a big dog a bath? it's a challenging activity. first, you have to get the dog into the tub. say, "get in! " then say, " get in," but don't whine. (dogs hate that.) then throw a bunch of dog treats into the tub, and an easily bribed dog will get in. next, soak the dog's coat with water and add shampoo. work up a lather, but watch out if the dog suddenly becomes very still. that means he's going to shake himself and cover you with lather, too.

which sentence most likely comes next?

the rinsing stage can be managed by a firm hand and sure guidance.
next comes the rinse (and another impromptu shower for you).
the final step is to rinse the dog in a manner that preserves one's clothing from being damaged.
be sure to remain alert during the rinsing process that follows.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. for an african, whether you were sent to the caribbean or south america, you were now part of the sugar machine. and it did not much matter where your ship landed. you could be working the fertile fields of brazil or the hills of jamaica; the brutal cycle of making sugar was much the same. how does the use of the word machine support the authors' claim in this passage? its negative connotation indicates that enslaved people had to work like robots instead of human beings. its negative denotation indicates that some people preferred handmade sugar over factory-produced sugar. its positive connotation indicates that plantations ran efficiently and produced huge amounts of sugar. its positive denotation indicates that it was easier for enslaved people to make sugar with machines.