English, 14.06.2021 20:10, miamassimino
The next question refers to Shedding Light on a Dark Day, by Robin Meriwether. The paragraphs have been
numbered to help you identify them more easily
Shedding Light on a Dark Day. by Robin Meriwether
1. On May 19, 1780, the skies over New England turned dark in the middle of the day. For more than two
hundred years, New England's Dark Day had been shrouded in mystery. Some blamed volcanoes. Some
suggested supernatural events. Some claimed it was a sign from the heavens. No one knew for certain what
happened. Many thought the mystery would never be solved.
2. Researchers at the University of Missouri were fascinated by the case. They began examining trees in all
surrounding areas. Fire damage in a Canadian forest finally revealed the truth. Scientists looked at burned
tree rings and discovered that huge wildfires once raged in the mountains near Ontario. The savage flames
created blankets of black smoke. The smoke traveled high into the atmosphere, darkening the New England
skies hundreds of miles away,
A student attempting to identify the main idea of paragraph two wrote the following sentence:
When researchers at the University of Missouri began examining trees in surrounding areas, fire damage in a
Canadian forest revealed that huge wildfires in the mountains near Ontario darkened the New England skies
hundreds of miles away
Which sentence best describes the student's sentence?
The student's sentence does not include enough information from the paragraph.
The student's sentence leaves out too many important details from the paragraph.
The student's sentence perfectly and properly captures the main idea of the paragraph,
The student's sentence shows the main idea but does not paraphrase the author's words.
Answers: 3
English, 21.06.2019 13:10, mmaglaya1
Iam not sure about this one is there anyway you can ? young, like de sacy and akerblad before him, decided their demotic equivalent must be a group of characters that occurred fourteen times. which answer option best describes the sentence? this sentence is biased because it reflects the belief that young was smarter than de sacy and akerblad. this sentence is biased because it reflects the belief that young’s ideas were unreasonable. this sentence is unbiased because it simply states a fact about something that young believed. this sentence is unbiased because it simply states a fact about why young was more successful than de sacy and akerblad.
Answers: 3
English, 21.06.2019 20:30, originalbeast6p2799m
The development of new inventions in the field of space travel seemed rapid. how does the word rapid function in a sentence?
Answers: 3
English, 21.06.2019 23:00, isaacbryan2416
7. a line of symmetry divides a design so that every point on one side of the line coincides a point on the other side of it determine how many lines of symmetry each figure below has then draw all the lines of symmetry. show your work
Answers: 2
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