4. Reread the conclusion of the story. How does the author's portrayal of the old man departing contribute to the meaning of the text? A. The ending shows how even sympathetic reactions
are rooted in selfishness.
B. People have the ability to shape their future, if they're
willing to do what it takes.
C. Although some people believe they can control their
fate, it will go away and leave them alone.
D. While people may believe they can outsmart death, it
will always be one step ahead of them.

Her brother joined the army before he finished college. identify the adverb clause in the sentence. a) finished college b) her brother joined c) brother joined the army d) before he finished college

(1) fire extended humans’ geographical boundaries by allowing them to travel into regions that were previously too cold to explore. (2) it also kept predators away, allowing early humans to sleep securely. (3) fire, in fact, has been a significant factor in human development and progress in many ways. (4) other obvious benefits of fire are its uses in cooking and in hunting. (5) probably even more important, however, is that learning to control fire allowed people to change the very rhythm of their lives. (6) before fire, the human daily cycle coincided with the rising and setting of the sun. (7) with fire, though, humans gained time to think and talk about the day’s events and to prepare strategies for coping with tomorrow. the sentence that expresses the main idea is: (type the number of the sentence. then click “go.”)

Choose the item which best answers the question. which words are intended most to capture the reader's attention? 1) "students excel" 2)"stimulating multimedia interactive format" 3) "plenty of electives available"