In "nixon resigns" by carroll kilpatrick, kilpatrick begins the article with this statement: richard milhous nixon announced last night that he will resign as the 37th president of the united states at noon today. which statement best explains why kilpatrick opens the article with this information? it succinctly explains the title of the article for readers who did not understand it. it plainly establishes that the purpose of the article is to describe the resignation. it is extraneous information that the writer wants to quickly get out of the way. it immediately sets the judgmental and disapproving tone for the article.

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” the old man must have stopped our car two dozen times to climb out and gather into his hands the small toads blinded by our lights and leaping, live drops of rain. which line from the excerpt best reveals the setting? a must have stopped our car b two dozen times to climb out c the small toads blinded d by our lights and leaping,

Which of the following is a skill that would contribute to someone’s academic identity? a. researching b. marketing c. negotiating d. networking

Read the sentence. the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing only about the same as a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be printed and still look good, it made loads of money. which best revises this sentence to create a more formal style and tone? *the great wave was as cheap as buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made and still look great, people started making piles of money. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing about the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look exquisite, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave cost next to nothing, practically the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look awesome, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, similar to buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made that still looked amazing, those who sold it made tons of money.