Which word could best replace either of the underlined words in the paragraph?

an earthquake in san francisco in 1906 was a great calamity. it caused many buildings, mostly made of brick, to crumble. the shaking also caused gas and water mains to break. this caused fires to break out throughout the city. this destroyed many people’s homes.

a.
disaster

b.
blaze

c.
ruin

d.
shock

Which of the following arguments uses a non sequitur fallacy? a. if we allow students to wear caps to school, soon we'll have to let them wear gang colors. b. you should vote for sylvia for class president because everyone else on the squad is voting for her. c. regulations on motorists should be lifted because factories are a bigger source of pollution. d. the gray wolves of winter falls park should be protected because they need our support.

Use a pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by or or not

What poetic device did 14th century poets rely upon to make their verses easy to memorize? a. moral b. meter c. theme d. hyperbole