Why does the author describe the duck’s bowl as self-cleaning? A. The duck eats all of the food every night, leaving the bowl empty.

A.

The duck eats all of the food every night, leaving the bowl empty.

B. The duck food sticks to the frozen water when the bowl is emptied.

B.

The duck food sticks to the frozen water when the bowl is emptied.

C. The duck food scatters about the yard when the bowl is knocked over.

C.

The duck food scatters about the yard when the bowl is knocked over.

D. The duck displaces the food from the bowl when she drinks the warm water.

D.

The duck displaces the food from the bowl when she drinks the warm water.

The actors spoke loudly clearly and confidently. punctuate this sentence using the oxford comma

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

Which of the following factors most consistently contributes to the speaker’s believability? a the age and experience of the speaker b the physical environment in which the speech is delivered c the sincerity, knowledge, and trustworthiness of the speaker d the position of the thesis statement in the speech