Which of the following is a normative statement? the sea otter should not be allowed to spread into southern california coastal waters, because it will reduce the value of fisheries. state governments should not subsidize corporations by training welfare recipients. the taxes paid by the poor should be reduced in order to improve the income distribution in the u. s. presidential candidates should not be given funds from the federal government to run campaigns. all of the above

Presidential candidates should not be given funds from the federal government to run campaigns.

Explanation:

This is a normative statement since it sets a norm. The norm is a rule that must be followed by members of society. If the people comply with the norm / rule, they will behave in an expected way and this will be for the benefit of society as a whole. In this case, presidential candidates should run their campaigns with any fund other than the one coming from the federal government, which certainly manages  the texpayers' money.

anyone who was dealing with communism in soviet union in his time had an ideal picture of equality, freedom, the struggle of the working class for a better future, the success of the aristocracy's overthrow and the emancipation of subjugation.   however, anyone who would go to soviet union to see the functioning of the communist system, would be convinced that it was about sad people, about everyday bad life, about the brutal attitude of communist leaders, about ill obsession to completely exterminate every thought on aristocracy. thus, orwell wanted to show all the absurdity, the brutality of the system, the unbearable rule of suspicious morality, the ignorant people who try to play professionally.

the answers are: b. and e.

to and without are prepositions, so a, b, and d are prepositional phrases. the adverb phrase is c, about the surprise.

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