Excerpt from a baker's dozen
david matherne

i ain't no valedictorian. i'll give you that. but i'm certainly not the loser my step-father johnnie likes to think i am, either. mr. oh-so-famous local johnnie pipehead of "johnnie on the spot plumbing."

in order to achieve more precise meaning, the initial sentences, "i ain't no valedictorian. i'll give you that." should be changed to
a) i am not the same person as the valedictorian.
b) i am jealous of the valedictorian, that is true.
c) i am upset that i did not receive the honor of being named 'valedictorian.'
d) i admit that i am not the smartest or most motivated student in the school.

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Read this sentence. the table was given to lexi by her grandmother. which of the following revises this sentence to include another prepositional phrase? the table in the kitchen was given to lexi by her grandmother. the table was given to lexi by her beloved grandmother. the table was given to lexi by her grandmother ruth. the wooden table was given to lexi by her grandmother. submit skip save and close

Me i will give brainiest which excerpt from the passage most effectively contributes to the development of the theme that the bond between fathers and daughters is sacred and everlasting? '"may i not see the little one, sir, for a moment? ' it was his belief that mini was still the same." "i remembered the day when the cabuliwallah and my mini had first met, and i felt sad. when she had gone, rahmun heaved a deep sigh, and sat down on the floor." "this touch of his own little daughter had been always on his heart, as he had come year after year to calcutta to sell his wares in the streets." "he came close up to me holding out his offerings with the words: 'i brought these few things, sir, for the little one. will you give them to her? "'