"a dog is man's best friend." that common saying may contain some truth, but dogs are not the only animal friend whose companionship people enjoy. 1 for many people, a cat is their best friend. despite what dog lovers may believe, cats make excellent house pets to their warm companionship, civilized household behavior, and ease of care.
2 in the first place, people enjoy the companionship of cats. many cats are affectionate. they will snuggle up and ask to be petted, or scratched under the chin. 3 who can resist a purring cat? if they're not feeling affectionate, cats are generally quite playful. 4 they love to chase balls and feathers, or just about anything dangling from a string.

identify which underlined sentence links the opinion or reason the writer used to support his or her view point.
a) sentence 1
b) sentence 2
c) sentence 3
eliminate
d) sentence 4

Hamlet: ] it will but skin and film the ulcerous place, whiles rank corruption, mining all within, infects unseen. confess yourself to heaven; repent what’s past; avoid what is to come; and do not spread the compost on the weeds to make them ranker. —hamlet, william shakespeare what is the central motif in the passage? the passage of time madness disease and decay gardening

Which of the following  correctly  completes the missing line (line ii) of the outline? a. why gilman advocates “rest cure”b. why gilman hates “rest cure”c. gilman’s opinion of “rest cure”d. gilman’s need to punish the doctor      select the best answer from the choices providedabcd

In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next