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The following headline is simple: poll: transit tax supported 3 to 1 . its meaning can be changed in context by adding a subheading: poll: transit tax supported 3 to 1-- large leads have disappeared before now you try it. use the simple statement below or make up your own statement. add another statement so that the context changes the meaning of the first statement. what a great day!

Read this excerpt from wheels of change by sue macy.that said, it's hard to grasp the full extent of the bicycle's impact on americans in the late 19th century—particularly female americans. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons.what is the central idea of the excerpt

Read the sentence. a few of the committee members did not attend which of the following accurately labels the bolded words? predicate adjective simple predicate predicate nominative complete predicate