How does author harvey l. cobb develop the idea that the spread of cherry trees in washington, d. c., was partly due to good luck? by describing how mrs. taft arranged for the first shipment of trees, cobb highlights her keen interest to support the importance of a knowledgeable first lady. by discussing dr. takamine's role, cobb highlights the crucial connection to japan to support the idea of america's good fortune. by stating that the first shipment of trees was infected, cobb highlights dr. takamine's quick response to support the crucial role he played. by showing the scene in the cab, cobb highlights the cabby's suggestion to support the idea that a small, chance event began the process.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

remember, the goal of an adjective clause is to add more information to a noun or a pronoun. as you can see from the examples above, you can add information by including a longer adjective clause or tighten up a sentence by turning the adjective clause into an adjective phrase.