Read the excerpt from “broken chain.” “come on, man, let me use it,” alfonso pleaded. “, ernie, i’ll do anything.” although ernie could see alfonso’s desperation, he had plans with his friend raymundo. they were going to catch frogs at the mayfair canal. he felt sorry for his brother and gave him a stick of gum to make him feel better, but there was nothing he could do. the canal was three miles away, and the frogs were waiting. which message does gary soto want readers to take away? small gifts have great influence. achieving one's goals is unrealistic. friendship is something that everyone should value. people place their own needs above those of others.

Read the sentence. the referee said, “you won the match.” what change should be made to correct this sentence? capitalize match. capitalize you. capitalize referee. capitalize

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important.what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

Which secondary effect of advertisement happens when a customer is satisfied by a product and buys it for a second time?