Read the following paragraph Leah was hosting a surprise birthday party for her sister Maria, who lived in another state. Maria liked to move to a different state every five years. Leah carefully arranged for her mother to pick
Mana up from the airport and bring her over to Leah's house for what Maria thought would be a quiet dinner. Little did Maria know, though that Leah had bought lots of different party foods and invited 20
of the relatives over to her house to surprise Maria Leah's home decor is a country theme, with plenty of barns and birdhouses as decorations. On the day of the party, Maria arrived to a house full of
loving faces and was surprised and gracetat at the generosity of her sister
The above narrative contains details that are not important to, and therefore distract the reader from the main action of the story. Write a brief explanation that identifies which particular words or phrases are
not necessary. Explain why these particular words or phrases are not necessary

What element does susan b. anthony include in this passage to strengthen her argument?

The arctic national wildlife refuge is home to caribou, moose, musk oxen, wolves, foxes, grizzlies, polar bears and migratory birds. leaders in the oil industry believe the refuge is the perfect site for the “environmentally sensitive exploration” of oil. environmentalists are wondering: what will become of the wildlife? president george w. bush, oil-industry leaders and others believe that americans will benefit from the oil that lies under the snow-filled surface of the refuge. in their opinion, the oil will reduce high fuel prices and decrease our need for oil from other countries. i believe the cost of such drilling is too high. i agree with environmentalists who fear that drilling will disturb the migration of more than 130,000 caribou. each spring, the caribou travel 400 miles to give birth on the coastal plain. in this area of the refuge, there are fewer predators. in addition, experts say that the oil in the area adds up to less than a six-month supply. is such a small amount of oil worth the risk drilling poses to these animals? americans are the largest consumers of oil. instead of drilling for oil, we should decrease our need for foreign oil simply by using less. we must all work together to cut back on the oil we use in order to preserve the wildlife of the arctic national wildlife refuge. what type of argument is used in this paragraph? i believe the cost of such drilling is too high. i agree with environmentalists who fear that drilling will disturb the migration of more than 130,000 caribou. each spring, the caribou travel 400 miles to give birth on the coastal plain. in this area of the refuge, there are fewer predators. in addition, experts say that the oil in the area adds up to less than a six-month supply. is such a small amount of oil worth the risk drilling poses to these animals? a. appeal to emotion c. appeal to logic b. bandwagon d. none of the above select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d

Which sentence has a correct verb form in the subjunctive mood? a. i insist that the town stop using that dangerous product to kill mosquitoes. b. i demand that the town use a less dangerous means of killing them. c. if i was a mayor, i would pass a law against that dangerous product. d. if my cousin was at today’s town meeting, she would agree.