PLEASE HELP Owen made a passionate speech supporting a candidate for office. "This candidate is a wonderful mother and
a caring friend," he said. "And because of that, she will do a wonderful job representing our town in state
government." Why might a listener question Owen's argument?

A) The candidate lives in a bad neighborhood and is poor.

B) Owen has never held public office or made a speech before.

C) The candidate's credentials don't match her stated goals.

D)Owen is a poor public
speaker and looks nervous.

The words screaming and rushed in the passage suggest which tone in the story the metamorphosis a.) tense b.) positive c.) fun d.) formal

According to the study what did john steinbeck do to prepare for his book the grapes of wrath

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes