What do you notice about the organization and structure of the paragraph? during the last 20 years, some new safety devices have made cars safer. antilock brakes have decreased injuries by about 8 percent. the most important safety device, the seatbelt, has cut injuries caused by accidents by as much as 25 percent. airbags have lessened injuries by about 12 percent. the addition of these safety features has made cars safer. a. there is no topic sentence. b. the main idea is not expressed in the topic sentence. c. nothing is wrong. d. the supporting details are not in a clear order.

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

What is a word that is stronger than "beautiful"

What if the author had used “looked at” instead? punishment would be deemphasized. punishments would be seen as less harsh. the meaning wouldn't change.