The writer wants to add information to the end of sentence 2 (adjusting the punctuation needed) that supports the statement made earlier in the sentence. Which choice best supports the writer's goal? A “Add as the song they sing has likely been passed down from one generation to another”
B Add "and they are able to remember the song's lyrics without difficulty and teach them to the speaker"
C Add and the song brings them closer together "
D Add as the song they sing lists particular places in China, such as the Summer Palace and other landmarks "

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.

Read the argument below and answer the question that follows. all football players are required to attend weekly strengthening workshops. david is a football player. david is required to attend weekly strengthening workshops. what are the elements of this argument? a. premise: david is required to attend weekly strengthening workshops. conclusion: david is a football player. b. premise: all football players are required to attend weekly strengthening workshops. conclusion: david is a football player. c. premise: david is a football player. conclusion: david is required to attend weekly strengthening workshops. d. premise: all football players are required to attend weekly strengthening workshops. david is a football player. conclusion: david is required to attend weekly strengthening workshops.