Which statement is true about supporting details?
a.
questionable details add interest to a text because they cause readers to ask questions and make personal connections with the text.
b.
a good reader attempts to distinguish between essential and nonessential details.
c.
when analyzing a text, it is important not to consider details that are irrelevant or questionable.
d.
noting nonessential details is useful when studying but irrelevant when trying to analyze a text.

Study the map below. based on the information shown on this map, which ofthe following locations served as an eastern border for the mongol empire?

Which statement best evaluates the author's use of pacing in the passage? a. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the imagery and figurative language don't adequately describe either the cheetah or the gazelle. b. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the imagery and figurative language speed up the action, making the scene come alive for the reader. c. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the long, complex sentences the reader fully understand the power and beauty of nature. d. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the long, complex sentences distract from the sense of stress and anxiety the passage should convey.

Odyssey’s greatest fear is that lotus will make his