PLEASE ANSWER IM ON FINAL EXAM Read the excerpt from "Broken Chain."

Eventually he [Alfonso] grew bored and went outside with an old gym sock to wipe down his bike, a ten-speed from Montgomery Ward. His thumbs were tired and wrinkled and pink, the way they got when he stayed in the bathtub too long.

Why does Soto most likely include the imagery of Alfonso’s thumbs in this passage?

to show that Alfonso spends his time doing unimportant tasks
to develop the idea that Alfonso cares a lot about appearances
to emphasize that Alfonso does not know when to give up
to illustrate that Alfonso does not like getting himself dirty

Which of the following factors most consistently contributes to the speaker’s believability? a the age and experience of the speaker b the physical environment in which the speech is delivered c the sincerity, knowledge, and trustworthiness of the speaker d the position of the thesis statement in the speech

The dragon wakes is a metaphor for a big event; what is the event how does moonshadows belief about dragons him understand what is happening

M read the sentence.what best describes the underlined part of the sentence,and why? alma plans to visit london and paris, where her parentswent on their first trip together as a married couple.it is a restrictive relative clause because it begins with arelative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and is notnecessary to the meaning of the sentence.it is a nonrestrictive relative clause because it begins witha relative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and isnecessary to the meaning of the sentence.it is a restrictive relative clause because it begins with arelative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and isnecessary to the meaning of the sentence.it is a nonrestrictive relative clause because it begins witha relative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and isnot necessary to the meaning of the sentence.