Which group of sentences best uses a variety of sentence patterns to convey meaning and the relationship between ideas? Although no one was behind him, he jumped because of a sudden noise. He thought he was alone. Because he was afraid, he kept walking.

He jumped at the sudden noise, but no one was behind him. So he kept walking, glancing back over his shoulder to make sure he was alone.

He heard a noise and jumped, but no one was behind him. So he kept walking, but he was afraid. So he glanced backed over his shoulder, but he was alone.

There was a sudden noise. He jumped. No one was behind him. He kept walking. He glanced back over his shoulder. He was alone. He was afraid.

Connie has 4 lists about trees in her notes. which of her lists gives names of products that we can get from trees?

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

The words screaming and rushed in the passage suggest which tone in the story the metamorphosis a.) tense b.) positive c.) fun d.) formal