Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."

in the course of my explorations twenty-five years ago, i found five sawmills located on or near the lower margin of the sequoia belt, all of which were cutting more or less big tree lumber, which looks like the redwood of the coast, and was sold as redwood. one of the smallest of these mills in the season of 1874 sawed two million feet of sequoia lumber. since that time other mills have been built among the sequoias, notably the large ones on kings river and the head of the fresno.

what does the appeal in this excerpt mainly achieve?
a)it establishes the credibility of the author.
b)it lays out a logical sequence of events.
c)it makes the audience feel sorry for the trees.
d)it provides reasons to support the author’s claim.

•your english teacher has asked you to write a short three-page research paper. which topic is the most narrow? a. water pollution b. how lake pollution affects fish c. how water pollution affects seal d. pollution

Read this excerpt from the grapes of wrath: snub-nosed monsters, raising the dust and sticking theirsnouts into it, straight down the country, across thecountry through fences, through dooryards, and in and outof gullies in straight lineswhich best describes the tone in this passage

Read the sentence below about the chicago fire of 1871. schaffer told someone else to strike the wrong alarm box and that caused a miscommunication during the chicago fire of 1871. which revision is the best example of adding concrete details? schaffer told another person in his office to sound the wrong alarm and that caused a big miscommunication during the chicago fire. schaffer told his assistant to strike the wrong alarm box and that caused a miscommunication during the massive chicago fire of 1871. schaffer mistakenly told his assistant to strike alarm box 342 instead of the correct box and that caused a miscommunication during a fire in chicago. schaffer mistakenly told his assistant to strike alarm box 342, and as a result, firefighters were directed to an incorrect location during the chicago fire of 1871.