The suspect insisted the detectives were barking up the wrong tree. he explained that he’d been busy at the time of the crime. as a result, the suspect was annoyed when the detectives continued with the questioning anyway.

if the detectives are “barking up the wrong tree,” they should

a) stop yelling at the suspect.
b) question a different suspect.
c) ask different questions of the suspect.
d) continue questioning the suspect in another room.

B) question a different suspect.

The phrase "barking up the wrong tree" means that someone is going in the wrong direction with his thinking. It refers to a dog who has chased an animal up the tree and stays at the bottom bark at the animal which is supposedly in the tree the dog is barking at. However, the animal has jumped to a different tree (or went up a different one in the first place) so the dog is "barking up the wrong tree" since the animal is not actually in the tree the dog is barking up into. The detectives should question a different subject and not just ask different questions because the suspect says that he'd been busy during the crime, so he feels that he is completely innocent and the police are looking at the wrong person just like the dog barked up the wrong tree.

each year on this day, i make it a point to listen to dr. martin luther king jr.’s great “i have a dream” speech. it’s electrifying every single time.

the content of dr. king’s speech, his inspiring presence, and the moment in history all came together to make the iconic “i have a dream” speech the defining moment of the american civil rights movement. but there are several other reasons why this speech, delivered over 50 years ago, remains an example of one of the best speeches in american history.

since part of my job is to people become better presenters, i’ve noticed several techniques that we can all learn from and be inspired by in this magnificent speech.

it’s anchored in a powerful related location

in most cases, you can’t handpick the spot to give a presentation, as mlk did for supreme symbolic effect when he stood on the steps of the lincoln memorial and echoed the opening words of the gettysburg address (“five score years ago . . ). but you absolutely can amplify your message by adapting it to your setting and location.

1)a

2 b

3 d

4 d or b

explanation: