Which topic sentence would best introduce this paragraph?
O Non-word strings are a series of letters that look and
sound like words but have no meaning,
O Non-word strings have interested scientists for
decades, and they are the foundation of comedy,
O Scientists are interested in what makes people
laugh, and they conduct experiments to determine
what is considered funny,
O Scientists are responsible for conducting studies
Dimere participants are invited to be a part of the
research process and experimentation,

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.