4although the race is different in some ways, the tour de france still includes many important traditions. one of these traditions is the awarding of colored jerseys to certain riders to set them apart from others. a white jersey is presented to the best young rider under the age of 25. a jersey with polka dots is given to the leader in the king of mountains classification. a green jersey is given to the rider who leads in the number of points. the most well-known and coveted jersey is the yellow jersey, or the mallot jaune as it is called in french. this jersey designates the leader of the race (lake 99–102).
24)
based on the context, the word designates in paragraph 4 means
a) "gives special powers to."
b) "makes a target of."
c) "awards honors to."
d) "sets apart"

It is true that prior to 1914 the united states often had been disturbed by events in other continents. we had even engaged in two wars with european nations and in a number of undeclared wars in the west indies, in the mediterranean and in the pacific for the maintenance of american rights and for the principles of peaceful commerce. but in no case had a serious threat been raised against our national safety or our continued independence. what is the theme of this excerpt? a. the responsibility for americans to avoid involvement in war. b. america’s history of international involvement. c. a new kind of threat to american security. d. america’s history as a peaceful nation.

1. according to mla citation style rules, when citing a book by more than one author, the authors' names should a. be listed alphabetically by first name. b. be listed alphabetically by last name. c. be listed in the order in which they appear on the title page. d. follow the title of the book. 2.which of the following items is not necessary to include in summary notes? a. all the information that is relevant to your topic and purpose b. complete publication information c. the time and date you read the source material d. specific examples 3. which of the following is not an objective of synthesizing sources? a. reviewing key ideas on a topic b. combining opinions and general statements c. exploring different points of view d. understanding the topic in depth 4.when punctuating quotations, commas and are placed inside the quotation marks. a. semicolons b. periods c. colons d. page numbers in parentheses 5. in academic writing, why would you prefer to rely on information from scholarly journals rather than magazines? a. authors in scholarly journals are generally specialists in their field. b. magazines use every-day experiences and discuss popular topics. c. scholarly journals never include visuals. d. scholarly journals are more difficult to find, and therefore more valuable. 6.when punctuating direct quotations, use a after the verb that introduces the quotation. a. comma b. dash c. colon d. seimicolon

Amy tried to write her essay but she was distracted by the phone ring the sentence above combines a. an independent clayse and a dependent clause b. two independent clauses c. a dependent clause d. none if the above