Read the paragraph. english novelist joseph conrad learned about the ocean through his sailing experiences. working as a sailor, he learned that the sea was both lonely and fascinating. later, as an apprentice in the french merchant service, he sailed to the west indies and then on a voyage to venezuela. at another point in his life, he worked as a deck hand on a freighter that sailed to the eastern mediterranean. the sentence in bold is an extension of the topic sentence. what does it add to the topic sentence? a. it provides a concrete example that supports the topic sentence. b. it poses a thought-provoking question. c. it states the controlling idea. d. it restates and expands on the main point.

- "a nonrestrictive clause functions as a modifier to a noun (that is an object, person or concept). these clauses can be described by the following three options: it is set off by comas, it contains a subject and a verbs and it adds nonessential information to the sentence.

for example, in "here is bill gates, who confounded microsoft software company" we can identify "who confounded microsoft software company" as a nonrestrictive clause modifying the noun bill gates. this clause can be describes as a nonrestrictive clause because it is separated by a comma, it adds nonessential information to identify who bill gates is and it must contain both a subject (who) and a verb (confounded)."

past mark brainest if can

the question is the text structure of this passage is. a. chronological order. b. problem and solution. c. cause and effect. d. compare and contrast.

if the italicized words are he ran switfly, we can rewrite the sentence using a verbal phrase as follows:

running swiftly he was able to overtake the child.