Read the paragraph.
(1) owning a pet is popular in the united states. (2) for example, an estimated 83 million people own dogs and about 95 million own cats. (3) however, only about twenty percent of people choose to adopt their pet from a shelter. (4) specifically, that’s about 3–4 million cats and dogs who are adopted each year from shelters. (5) finally, 6–8 million enter shelters.
which transition in the paragraph should be revised?

Which of the following steps is not part of analyzing a poem? a. explore the poet's background. b. explore the theme. c. examine form and structure. d. examine language patterns.

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were a wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

Ispeak without a mouth and hear without ears. i have no body, but i come alive with wind. what am i?