Read the paragraph.

1As this paragraph is being written, a new big box store is most likely opening somewhere in America. 2Big box stores are especially appealing to shoppers because most offer a "no-hassle" return policy. 3Consumers benefit by saving money, but is the cost too high for the communities these stores serve? 4The best way to answer this question is to look at the five areas of the local economy most impacted by big box stores: small businesses, retail workers, consumers, citizens and community, and the environment. 5Studies have shown that each of these areas has experienced both positive and negative effects of big box development.

Which of these would make the paragraph more unified?

removing sentence 2

moving sentence 1 to the end of the paragraph

removing sentence 5

No changes are necessary.

Which describes the effect the use of figurative language has on the tone of this excerpt? select all that apply

Which statement describes how connotationis used in this passage

Historical fiction is concerned with depicting historical figures and events in a new light. in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest," which two sentences most clearly describe historical elements? policles sprang readily to his feet at the challenge, and the great company making way for him to pass, he found himself a minute later standing in his unkempt garb, with his frayed and weather-beaten harp in his hand, before the expectant crowd. he stood for a moment tightening a string here and slackening another there until his chords rang true. then, amid a murmur of laughter and jeers from the roman benches immediately before him, he began to sing. he had prepared no composition, but he had trained himself to improvise, singing out of his heart for the joy of the music. he told of the land of elis, beloved of jupiter, in which they were gathered that day, of the great bare mountain slopes, of the swift shadows of the clouds, of the winding blue river, of the keen air of the uplands, of the chill of the evenings, and the beauties of earth and sky. it was all simple and childlike, but it went to the hearts of the olympians, for it spoke of the land which they knew and loved. yet when he at last dropped his hand, few of them dared to applaud, and their feeble voices were drowned by a storm of hisses and groans from his opponents. he shrank back in horror from so unusual a reception, and in an instant his blue-clad rival was in his place. if he had sung badly before, his performance now was inconceivable. his screams, his grunts, his discords, and harsh jarring cacophonies were an outrage to the very name of music.