Read: (notice how the “rule of threes” appears in her work, too)

She’s this wrinkled old bat with bad breath, so kids avoid her. I tried to sit downwind of her breath, but it was right after lunch and she kept burping’ little bursts of garlic.
Sharon M. Draper, Tears of a Tiger

Q:Highlight the details in the example passage that helped you determine your answer to 1) by using the highlighting feature. Select two different details you highlighted in the passage above and explain what they added to your understanding of the character.
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this quote could be referring to the death penalty. it's questioning the morality of sentencing murderers to death as a punishment, because it seems hypocritical. this quote seems to be arguing for non-lethal punishment for killers.

the pronoun reference replaces a noun, but you have to make sure there's no room for confusion.

in the first sentence "her" could be referring to shely or to the sister. the answer there is "shelly called her sister and told her about the new baby."

in the second sentence "it" could be referring to the roof or the floor. the answer there is "since the roof leaks on the family room floor, we need to repair the roof."