In which sentence does the underlined noun clause contain an introductory word that has no function within the clause? a. a frenzy of interest was caused by whoever found gold in bonanza creek. b. often, their only possessions were whatever they could carry on their backs. c. the miners believed that they could find gold quickly. d. john bell chose which tributary to explore.

C. The miners believed that they could find gold quickly.

A noun clause is a dependent clause acting as a noun. In this case, the noun clause begins with "that". The introductory phrase are dependent clauses. It relies on the subject and verb in the main clause because it doesn't have its own subject and verb.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

answer: the three main types of third-person point of view are: white employ the third-person-omniscient point of view. third-person limited: a narrator reports the facts and interprets events from the perspective of a single character.

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