13. which of the following sentences is correct? a. that author is the one who i saw at the bookstore today. b. she is the person whom he had found sleeping in the library. c. against who did you think you would compete in the contest? d. the musical group whom won the top prize are from my hometown.

Answer is B. She is the person whom he had found sleeping in the library.

A. That author is the one who I saw at the bookstore today.

A would have been correct if it had the word 'whom' instead of who.

B. She is the person whom he had found sleeping in the library.

Its the correct option.

C. Against who did you think you would compete in the contest?

This word 'whom' is supposed to be used here in the place of who to make it correct.

D.  The musical group whom won the top prize are from my hometown.

The use of the word 'whom' here makes the sentence incorrect.

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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