The whole class laughed loudly at the story.

simple subject:

simple predicate:

It was extremely base of him to desert you in your time of need. ( change into exclamatory sentence)

The travels of marco polo. what is the author’s purpose for writing this text?

The brother of a presidential candidate writes an editorial in which he defends this candidate against charges of corruption. in such a circumstance, it is most appropriate for the reader to a) suspect that the candidate may have been framed. b) consider whether the candidate has the best family or not. c) wonder if the writer may be biased, due to his family connection. d) wonder if the writer may be inaccurate, due to wanting to get people to read his column. \