Read this passage: She was a warrior with the soft armor of a seamstress, a
warrior with the powerful weapon of the Sunday school
teacher, a warrior wearing a warrior's helmet made of a
crown of perfectly coiled braids; a soldier whose tank in
this battle was a city bus; an improbable warrior leading an
unlikely army of waitresses and street sweepers and
shopkeepers and auto mechanics; a warrior protected in
this army by the piercing weapons of love and nonviolence,
more powerful than any weapons or any army before or
since.
- Jennifer Granholm, "Remembering Rosa Parks"
Which sentence best states the effect the repetition of the word "warrior" has
on the audience?
A. The repetition creates an interesting and powerful rhythm for the
audience.
B. The repetition uses humor to make a connection with the
audience.
C. The repetition establishes the speaker's credibility with the
audience.
D. The repetition helps the audience understand Parks's military
career

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.

Aman lives on the twelfth floor of an apartment building. every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. in the evening, he gets into the elevator, and, if there is someone else in the elevator -- or if it was raining that day -- he goes back to his floor directly. otherwise, he goes to the tenth floor and walks up two flights of stairs to his apartment.

Questions 1–2: identify the dependent clause and circle the independent clause. 1. since carmen was so hungry, she stopped at the deli and bought a sandwich. 2. the train was running late as usual, so kristen decided to call a taxi.