Read the paragraph.

thurgood marshall was born and raised in baltimore, maryland. he attended howard university, where he studied law. he served for years as influential legal counsel to the naacp (national association for the advancement of colored people), acting as a champion of civil rights for african americans. he is famous for winning the 1954 case brown vs. the board of education of topeka, in which it was ruled that racial segregation in schools was illegal. marshall became the first african american to serve as a supreme court justice. his remarkable achievements — as a lawyer, as a supreme court justice, and as a human being — were nothing short of extraordinary.

what does the author's use of the word champion in the phrase champion of civil rights suggest to the reader?

that the author holds a very high opinion of thurgood marshall

that the author does not have an opinion of thurgood marshall

that the author holds an unbiased opinion of thurgood marshall

that the author wishes to omit his opinion of thurgood marshall

A (that the author holds a very high opinion of Thurgood marshall)

Explanation:

The answer is A (that the author holds a very high opinion of Thurgood marshall)

Looking at the world champion according to the above excerpt it means high opinion and esteem. The author uses the word champion so that the people can think of Thurgood Marshall as a man of high esteem which makes the author sentimental in his view. We can also see that throughout the excerpt the author praised Thurgood Marshall until the last sentence.    

1. the relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent- reference

reference refers to the relationship between mainly pronoun and another unit of grammar- noun phrase or noun.

2. a singular noun naming a collection or group- collective noun.

collective noun refers to the kind of noun which refer to the name of people, thing or anything in collective. for instance bundle of sticks, herein 'bundle' is collective noun.  

3. a modifying clause whose subject and/or verb is implied- elliptical clause

it is a clause in which words are being left out. on the other hand, the missing word is understood due to the logic or pattern of the sentence.  

4. two or more nouns and/or pronouns serving the same grammatical function and followed by a pronoun that references one or all nouns- compound antecedent

compound antecedent refers to which is made up of two or more words which are joined by 'or' or 'and.'

5. an adjective clause introduced by a pronoun- relative clause.

relative clauses are the clauses which begin with the relative pronouns such as when, where, which, that or who. the noun that precedes, relative pronouns identify or define that noun.  

6. the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers- antecedent.

antecedents refers to the phrases, clauses or words which are replaced with one of the third personal pronouns.