Which sentence shows the main idea of the passage? We all know that driving while talking on a cell phone is dangerous. But did you know that driving while talking on a hands-free phone can be just as dangerous? Many studies have found that talking on a hands-free phone can increase the chances of an accident. Most people misunderstand the cause of cell phone driving accidents. They believe that using your hands to hold the phone while driving is the problem. It’s actually the brain that’s the problem. When you’re on the phone, your brain can’t focus as much on driving. Then you’re more likely to have an accident. A study by Carnegie Mellon University showed that just listening to someone else talk on a phone caused a 37 percent drop in concentration among drivers.

Which of the following is a possible theme statement for the topic “edna and her children”? a mother needs to put her children’s needs ahead of her own.children can sometimes come between a married couple.grandparents can with raising children.the needs and demands of others prevent individuals from being true to themselves.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is different from honey. it offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. in the age of sugar, europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. that was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. a perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: that is the dark story of sugar. how does the comparison of sugar to honey reveal the authors’ purpose? it persuades readers that sugar tastes better than honey. it informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar. it informs readers that honey had a major impact on society. it persuades readers that sugar is as important an invention as steel.

In 12 angry men the jurors decide that the women could see as far as she could