From this passage, can you tell how many circuli would indicate that a fish is three years old? A fish’s scales give a clue to its age. The scales have growth rings called circuli. These rings form in clusters called annuli. Each annulus (cluster) shows a year of age.

the pronoun reference replaces a noun, but you have to make sure there's no room for confusion.

in the first sentence "her" could be referring to shely or to the sister. the answer there is "shelly called her sister and told her about the new baby."

in the second sentence "it" could be referring to the roof or the floor. the answer there is "since the roof leaks on the family room floor, we need to repair the roof."

which detail from "home place retold" supports the central idea that despite physical changes, watonwan is a special place for generations of people?

great great-grandchildren retell the story of early days. .

young families worked hard to build a life.

those matches might seem surprising in modern times.

in 1881, more than 50 such families fled religious persecution. .