Select the type of wordy expression that best describes the sentence below.
They conducted an investigation.
O Modifier problem
Dummy subject
Smothered verb
Redundant expression

C, Smothered verb

Explanation:

Process of elimination:

A: A modifier problem is where a word, phrase, or clause is misplaced in a sentence. The words are in the correct order in "They conducted an investigation." (e.g. when trying to describe that a potter sold all but some of his pottery, the sentence may be "The potter almost sold all of his pottery," when it should be "The potter sold almost all of his pottery,").

B: A dummy subject is something that does not specify what is doing a certain action in a sentence (e.g. "It's cold outside," What's cold outside?).

D: A redundant expression (more commonly known as a tautology) is restating the same thing in two different words (e.g. a sentence may be "during this period of time" where it should be "during this period" or "during this time").

A smothered verb is a noun that could have been a verb. In this example, the sentence is "They conducted an investigation," where the sentence should be "They investigated,".

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)

the correct answer is the following.

one of the groups i belong to is the boy scouts. this is a problem-solving group because it has tasks that we need to solve in order to other people in different activities such as the rescue of lost pets, or elder people in need.

the other group i belong to is kids pro environment, and is an information-sharing group that tries to create conscience about the risks and problems that generate pollution in our cities. we share information to other students and parents on the importance of keep our communities clean and our skies clear.