Read Maria’s brainstorming table. Beginning: My cat escaped the house when a window was left open. Middle: I searched everywhere for my cat and posted signs around my neighborhood. End: After a few days, I found my cat waiting for me on the porch after school.

Which sentence would best introduce this series of events in a descriptive narrative?

My dad drove me to the office supply store so I could make copies of the “Lost Cat” poster with my cat’s photograph on it.
There was my cat, sitting by the door licking her paws.
One hot summer day, my cat pushed the screen out from an open window and snuck out into the big outside world.
My cat got lost one day by jumping out of an open window.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.