Amodern pandemic during the past 25 years, aids has spread throughout the world. the first cases of aids were reported in 1981. since then, the disease has become a pandemic. now there are nearly 40 million people infected with hiv, the virus that causes aids. africa is the hardest-hit continent. more than 60 percent of all the people in the world with hiv live there. but no region has been spared. why does the author conclude the article with this passage? a) to contrast current events with past events b) to place a spotlight on the african continent c) to place emphasis on what is happening now d) to compare aids to diseases mentioned earlier

The correct answer is C.

Explanation:

The author ends the article with this paragraph to show how much the disease has spread throught the world and how many people are affect by the virus in the present time.

He talks about the concentration of the disease in the African continent, but emphasizes that every region of the world has been striked by this deadly pandemic.

identify the subordinate clause in each of the following sentences. tell whether each clause is used as an adjective, an adverb, or a noun.

11.) emily dickinson, who was born in 1830in amherst, massachusetts, was a great american poet.

12.) she appeared to lead a fairly normal life until she became a recluse in her family's home.

13.) there she wrote poems that literary critics now call "great american poetry".

14.) unfortunately, only a few of dickinson's poems were published while she was alive.

15.) after she died in 1886, her other poems were published.

16.) i think everyone should reaad at least some of dickonson's poetry.

17.) dickinson is a poet whose work i now read often.

18.) the poems i have just finished reading are "a narrow fellow in the grass" and "apparently with no surprise"

19.) the rythyms of dickonson's poems are best appreciated when you read the poems aloud.

20.) whatever i read by emily dickonson surprises amd inspires me.

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