Read the sentence. The judges selected a contestant more skilled than I am as the winner of the talent show.

What is the function of "more skilled than I am" in the sentence?

appositive phrase

adjective phrase

prepositional phrase

adverb phrase

Read the passage.

Some large-scale grocery stores want to get rid of the supermarket checkout lines. Many retail giants have opened cashierless supermarkets. Shoppers can grab milk or eggs and walk out without waiting in line or opening their wallets. It is the latest sign that supermarkets are serious about shaking up the $800 billion grocery market.

Which sentence could be added to the passage to maintain its formal style?

It is more enjoyable to have cashiers at the registers.

Cashierless supermarkets will eliminate many jobs.

I think customers will like supermarkets without cashiers.

Giving customers the option to shop quickly and efficiently is beneficial.

Read the sentences.

In the 1990s, development, pollution, and evolving land uses intruded on eastern tiger salamanders' breeding sites. This salamander species is the largest land-dwelling salamander in North America. It almost became extinct in the state.

Which sentence could be added to the paragraph while maintaining a consistent tone?

Salamanders face dangers caused by humans.

Salamanders are awesome animals.

I think salamanders deserve more attention.

People should leave salamanders alone.

read the excerpt from “the blackfeet creation.”

what does this excerpt show about blackfeet culture?

the blackfeet prefer to eat cooked meat.

the blackfeet eat small game as well as buffalo.

the blackfeet believe that buffalo are sacred.

the blackfeet animals for providing them with food.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the audience knows that nora is intentionally failing to dance correctly, but helmer doesnt