Which sentence could best be removed from this paragraph to clarify its ideas?

a)needless to say, franklin never got bored in the summer.
b)franklin also liked to do a lot of other things in the summer too--play
soccer, play video games, and just read.
c)his parents were seriously wondering if they might not better go ahead
and just buy a video recording device for franklin.

d)the moment he figured out how to use his mother's smartphone to record
videos, he began using the phone every minute of the day.

Judy blume's career as an american writer spans four decades and includes many literary awards. she is most famous for her novels geared toward pre-teens. one notable example is tales of a fourth-grade nothing. however, blume also has had success writing for an adult audience. three of her novels for adults reached the new york times best-seller list. in a 2008 interview blume remarked, "i have so many stories left to tell! " by that time she had written nearly 30 novels. judy blume an exceptionally talented and productive american author. which of the following statements supports the main idea in this paragraph?

Which sentence uses the denotative meaning of the word blue? i was feeling pretty blue when i lost my favorite earrings. i wore a blue scarf to complement the color of my eyes. the characters in the book all seemed rather blue. the movie’s ending always puts me in a blue mood.

The two major political parties in the united states are the republicans and the