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What is the best reason to use a complete sentence to introduce a direct quote?

A) to indicate that the direct quote is needed as part of your argument
B) to set text apart from other parts of an essay as a block quotation
C) to provide some background information about the quote or speaker
D) to prove to readers that you understand what the direct quote means

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Sometimes the animals arrive at the shelter very sick. however, the shelter workers will not allow anyone to adopt a seriously ill animal. which is the conjunctive adverb? sometimes however anyone at

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.

What type of external conflict occurs in the excerpt from “stephen crane’s own story”? it was now that the first mate showed a sign of losing his grip. to us who were trying in all stages of competence and experience to launch the lifeboat he raged in all terms of fiery satire and hammerlike abuse. but the boat moved at last and swung down toward the water. a. person versus person b. person versus nature c. person versus society d. person versus self i think its either b or d.