The passage below can be revised to make it more concise. which word is a modifier that can be eliminated because it adds no meaning?
dr. madison is somewhat skeptical about stories of global warming. she has gathered scientific data in remote areas to prove her position. (10 points)
a. somewhat
b. global
c. scientific
d. remote

He shoots a basketball with either hand. identify the adverb phrase and the word it modifies

Which statement from chamberlain's speech to parliament did the least to support his cause? a. "no doubt i shall have plenty of critics who will say that i am guilty of facile optimism . ." b. "the house will remember that when i last addressed them i gave them some account of the godesberg memorandum . ." c. "therefore, it was essential that we should quickly reach a conclusion . ." d. "the relief that our escape from this great peril of war has, i think, everywhere been mingled in this country with a profound feeling of sympathy . ."

M read the sentence. what best describes the underlined part of the sentence, and why? alma plans to visit london and paris, where her parentswent on their first trip together as a married couple. it is a restrictive relative clause because it begins with arelative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and is notnecessary to the meaning of the sentence. it is a nonrestrictive relative clause because it begins witha relative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and isnecessary to the meaning of the sentence. it is a restrictive relative clause because it begins with arelative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and isnecessary to the meaning of the sentence. it is a nonrestrictive relative clause because it begins witha relative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and isnot necessary to the meaning of the sentence.