Read this excerpt from a passage. "Eighty-seven percent of all the world's fish stocks that we know about are at the breaking point,' according to the Environmental
Defense Fund (EDF). If the EDF is correct, many species of fish may be lost as a sustainable food source forever, unless we change the
way we fish the oceans. The Atlantic cod is one example. The cod was once one of the great food resources on earth, but its numbers are
now at an all-time low. The populations of other fish are also in danger of being lost as a food source, including herring. Chilean sea
bass, and blue fin tuna."
How do you know this excerpt contains objective language?
A)It cites many different types of fish, providing good evidence.
B)The excerpt actually is subjective because it states opinions.
C)It uses statistics from a reputable organization that can be proven
D)The language is indirect and easy to interpret.

in the short story the slip-over sweater by jesse stuart, the main character and narrator shan is friends with grace, an intelligent girl he has known since childhood and with whom he used to be in love.

at the beginning of the story, shan believes he’s no longer in love with grace, but loves jo-anne instead. in order to buy a slip-over sweater and have jo-anne wear it so that the other students would know she loved him too, shan takes a loan at the bank.

while jo-anne is wearing shan’s sweater, his friend grace starts to wear another popular boy’s one, roy’s sweater. because of that, the other students begin to pay attention to grace and compliment her perseverance and effort. they admire her for walking 5 miles to school every day, despite the weather, and still getting the best grades. shan, who knows all of that for a fact, says, as the narrator, ‘and i knew she had the durability and the toughness of a storm-battered mountain oak.’ he compares his friend’s strength – not only physical, but also of character – to an oak tree, whose wood is known for being sturdy.

as the story goes on, shan changes his behavior out of concern for the debt he has to pay at the bank. his new girlfriend jo-anne never asks him what is wrong nor offers any sort of . instead, she breaks up with shan for not being as fun as she thought he was supposed to be. grace, however, not only asks about shan’s problem, but him make the money he needs. shan can’t but notice how different the girls are and what a wonderful person grace is.   even though he used to find jo-anne prettier at the beginning of the story, he now says, ‘grace was as beautiful as our mountain was in april, prettier than a blossom of wild phlox or a mountain daisy.’ his comparing grace to a mountain or something that exists on a mountain (such as a mountain oak or daisy) certainly has important meaning since shan loves the mountain and everything about it and he knows the mountain thoroughly. shan also loves and knows grace as completely as he does the mountain.

i cannot see any of the options                                                                        

the meaning of the word broods in verb form is a family of animals used in section 2

the answer is c. it calls attention to the urgency of the message