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Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” but, leathery hands full of wet brown life, knee deep in the summer roadside grass, he just smiled and said they have places to go to too. why does the author use the words "wet brown life” in this excerpt? a to show that the grass is still alive and growing b to indicate that the mud is all over everything c to signify how wet the night has become d to point out that the toads are living things

Awell-written summary should be used o in place of reading an original text to you review something that you have already read

Which is these is not a benefit of parallel structure? a)clarity b)classification c)emphasis d)balance