While the wind blew leaves off the trees, rain fell and thunder sounded. clark decided to rewrite the sentence as follows: while the gusting wind ripped leaves off the trees, rain poured and thunder clapped. read this sentence from a paragraph clark wrote describing a thunderstorm. was clark correct in making this revision? a) yes, because the new sentence adds vivid language b) yes, because the new sentence is longer than the first sentence c) no, because the new sentence may be too long for some of the readers d) no, because the new sentence uses words that readers may not understand

Read the excerpt from part 3 of the call of the wild. but it was in giving the law and making his mates live up to it, that buck excelled. dave and sol-leks did not mind the change in leadership. it was none of their business. their business was to toil, and toil mightily, in the traces. so long as that were not interfered with, they did not care what happened. billee, the good-natured, could lead for all they cared, so long as he kept order. the rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of spitz, and their surprise was great now that buck proceeded to lick them into shape. what theme is most supported by the ideas in this excerpt? good leaders are strong and intelligent. loyalty can be a very powerful force. only the strong survive in the wilderness. we are all ruled by our natural instincts.

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Before odysseus talks about the lotus-eaters and the cyclops, what other events does he refer to? a. the advances of suitors that his wife penelope must fend off b. the attack by poseidon on his ship c. the attack and raid on the land of the cicones d. the nights he spent inside the trojan horse