Which of these sentences would best express the main idea of a presentation about george washington's life? a. george washington was a very tall man, especially for the time period in which he lived. b. george washington and his troops stayed over the winter in valley forge to prepare for war with the british. c. george washington was the first president of the united states and one of the greatest leaders in our country's history. d. during the farewell address he gave before leaving office, president george washington warned against political parties.

The answer is C I believe

the best strategy you can use to clarify the concept of scanty remuneration is to use context clues within the sentence itself.

the sentence states that includes the term "scanty remuneration" provides you with the clues that "he has monopolized all the profitable employments" and "from those she is permitted to follow, she receives but scanty remuneration". according to the context, she is only permitted to follow some profitable employments. the use of the word "but" before "scanty remuneration" provides you with the meaning of something that has a negative connotation. thus, she has very little access to a proper remuneration.