where are commas needed ? once  the  largest  portion  of  the  food  pyramid,  grains  are  still  an  important  part  of  a  healthy  diet.  grainscome  in  two  forms:   whole  and  refined.  whole  grains  contain  the  entire  grain  kernel,  which  includes  theoutermost  layer  the  inner  layer,  and  the  smallest  part  of  the  grain.  these  are  the  bran,  germ  and  endosperm. together  they  make  a  whole  grain.  whole  grains,  which  include  whole-wheat  flour,  whole  cornmeal,  oatmeal,  andbrown  rice  are  great  nutritional  choices.  refined  grains  such  as  white  bread  and  white  rice,  are  not  asnutritionally  powerful  for  they  lack  the  vitamins  and  fiber  that  the  two  outer  layers  of  grain  provide.  in  order  to  getthe  most  out  of  your  daily  grain  consumption  choose  oatmeal,  popcorn,  or  whole-grain  crackers.  a  generalrecommended  daily  intake  of  grains  amounts  to  about  one  cup  of  cereal  at  breakfast  two  slices  of  whole  grainbread  at  lunch,  and  one  cup  of  pasta  or  rice  at  dinner.  if  you  want  to  "easily  customize  your  grain  intake  "  saysnutritionist  eva  tomer,"  consult  my  pyramid  at 

The text needs commas in the following lines

* Which includes the outermost layer, the inner layer, and the smallest part of the grain.

* Together, they make a whole grain.

* Are not as nutritionally powerful, for they lack the vitamins and fiber that the two outer layers of grain provide.

* A general recommended daily intake of grains amounts to about one cup of cereal at breakfast, two slices of whole-grain bread at lunch, and one cup of pasta or rice at dinner.

Explanation:

The added commas in the first and fourth sentences are examples of elements making a list which have to be connected by commas one after each one until the last one that adds the word and. The comma in the second sentence is used as the rule for connectors at the beginning of a sentence, and finally, the last example follows the rule of a comma before because since for has the same use in this example.

the thesis statement : d

the answer:

in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".