Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "but he says that our customs are bad, and our own brothers who have taken up his religion also say that our customs are bad." the excerpt above suggests a. religion is used to divide the clan b. religion is the clan modernize c. religion has confused the speaker d. the speaker agrees that the igbo customs are problematic

The correct answer is A. Religion is used to divide the clan

Explanation:

The excerpt presented belongs to the novel "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe, this novel focuses on the arrival of Europeans to Nigeria and how this affects the main character Okonkwo and his clan the Umuofia. In this excerpt Okonkwo and other character are speaking about the influence of the white mean that had arrived to the land, during this discussion one of the characters mentions one of the Europeans believes the customs of the clan are bad and this has caused members of the clan who are following the religion of the white people to believe the same. This implies the influence of the Europeans in the religion had a negative impact on the beliefs and customs in the clan and event divide it as some members are criticizing the religion of the clan. Thus, the excerpt suggests the religion is used to divide the clan.

what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).

the correct answer option for this is: false.

explanation:

we are given the following statement 'hawthorne thought of himself as a novelist' which is false.

the truth is that nathaniel hawthorne thought of himself as a romancer, rather than a novelist.

though it is ironic of him of him to consider himself a romancer rather than a novelist despite of the innocent women killings in the salem witch trials which occurred in colonial massachusetts between 1692 and 1693 .