What is the counterclaim in the passage? I think lions are the most dangerous animals in Africa. They are large,
fast, and ferocious, and they hunt in groups. They are also extremely
difficult to see in tall grass. However, hippopotamuses actually kill
more people in Africa every year.
A. I think lions are the most dangerous animals in Africa.
B. However, hippopotamuses actually kill more people in Africa every
year.
C. They are large, fast, and ferocious, and they hunt in groups.
D. They are also extremely difficult to see in tall grass.

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.