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Which revision uses a relative clause to combine the sentences? The dance squad had eight members. The dance squad won the competition.

The dance squad that won the competition had eight members.

Part A Which claim does the author make in Paragraph 7?

Wind farms represent a growing industry with a wide range of employment options in different areas of expertise.

Which quotation from this passage best expresses the concept that every citizen's well-being depends on a unified government and protecting it is of the highest importance?

"...for it is it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad, of your safety, of your prosperity, of that very liberty which you so highly prize."

Select from the drop-down menus the correctly spelled words to complete the sentence. Aaron was thrilled when he finally reached the ___ ____ to go on the big roller coaster.

Acceptable Height

Which analysis most effectively explains a key concept presented in Benjamin Banneker's letter to Thomas Jefferson?

Banneker points out that although both blacks and whites were created by the same Being who gives freedom and equality to all people, whites deny blacks those rights.

What is a central claim of Benjamin Banneker's letter to Thomas Jefferson?

Because of British oppression, Americans should understand the plight of slaves.

Part A Read the passage and view the image. Which choice states an accurate analysis of both works?

Both works detail a scene of chaos and tragedy.

How effective is the author's response to the counterclaim in Paragraph 4 that wind turbines create noise pollution?

Effective; the author acknowledges the counterclaim and explains why the concern about noise is a minor issue.

Which strategy does Banneker use to convince Jefferson that slavery is wrong?

He cites Jefferson's own beliefs as stated in the Declaration of Independence.

Read the passage and view the image. Which detail is included in the passage but not in the image?

Henry Knox's attempt to stop the conflict

Part B How does paragraph 2 expand on how despotism has led to the current tension between the colonies and Great Britain?

It explains the philosophy that supports the separation from Great Britain.

The spell-checker has provided suggestions to correct the misspelling of the words resedents and presants in this sentence. The resedents of our community need to speak to our leaders about the presants of toxins in our waterways. Select from the drop-down menus to correct the spellings of the words in this context.

Residents Presence

Part B Which statement accurately evaluates the author's response to the counterclaim in Paragraph 7, which states that the job market for the wind power industry is very limited?

The response effectively refutes the counterclaim by explaining that there are multiple employment opportunities in more than five different fields within the wind power industry.

Read the passage. First, pull your vehicle off the road to a safe spot. Next, use the wrench to loosen but not remove the lug nuts. Then, position the jack under the vehicle and raise the vehicle until the flat tire is off the ground. How does the structure of this passage contribute to its purpose?

The sequential structure gives readers ordered steps to take to change a tire.

Part B Which detail from the passage is also featured in the image depicting the Boston Massacre?

The soldiers lined up between the State House and King Street, facing the townspeople.

Select the sentence that offers an emotional understanding of the people involved that is not present in the image.

The soldiers outrageous on the one hand, and the inhabitants justly incensed against them on the other: both parties seemed disposed to come to action

Which sentence contains an essential relative clause?

The woman who showed us the garden was the owner of the house.

How does paragraph 2 and its three key points relate to the introduction of the passage?

They set forth the principles that justify the American colonies' revolt against England.

Part A Read this sentence from the Declaration of Independence. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. What does the word despotism refer to in this sentence?

a tyrannical government

What is the definition of the word organic as it is used in this sentence? Dead plant leaves and stems break down in the water to form small particles of organic matter, which feeds aquatic insects, shellfish, and small fish.

from living things