English, 08.10.2019 15:10 hctlawton

Read the excerpt from silent spring

. there was once a town in the heart of america where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings. the town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms, with fields of grain and hillsides of orchards where, in spring, white clouds of bloom drifted above the green fields. in autumn, oak and maple and birch set up a blaze of color that flamed and flickered across a backdrop of pines.

which phrases in the excerpt best support the author’s purpose of creating a positive image of a town? check all that apply.

a..heart of america

b. live in harmony

c. with its surroundings

d. lay in the midst

e. hillsides of orchards

f. in autumn

g. blaze of color

h. backdrop of pines

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