2 The description of Ted enjoying his mother's food in paragraph 3 is included in the selection because it -
F shows how much Ted loves his mother and siblings
G explains how the tradition of cooking Ted meals started
H shows how Ted is willing to sacrifice a treasured tradition to show his determination
J reflects how distant Ted will become from his mother and siblings
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Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is different from honey. it offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. in the age of sugar, europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. that was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. a perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: that is the dark story of sugar. how does the comparison of sugar to honey reveal the authors’ purpose? it persuades readers that sugar tastes better than honey. it informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar. it informs readers that honey had a major impact on society. it persuades readers that sugar is as important an invention as steel.

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When a progressive tense is used in the independent clause, the dependent clause typically uses the tense.