Why does the author include this excerpt? to provide a high-interest “hook”
to explain the book’s topic
to establish credibility
to define key terms
Read this passage.

As readers explore this book, I hope they will gain an appreciation for modern dance. I assert that hip-hop deserves the same recognition as ballet, tap, and jazz, and this book supports that assertion. Through an explanation of history, choreography, and famous performances, I will prove hip-hop’s worth.

  ! i need it ! the daughters of the revolution eventually admitted african american to their hall. which best analyzes how this detail supports the meaning in "marian anderson sings"? a)it shows that african american performers would never be able to perform in some theaters. b)its show that an era of discrimination on unfair treatment of african american was finally over. c)it shows that marian anderson had ease discrimination for for african american performers. d)its shows that revolutionaries are not open to new ideas.

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. read the following excerpt from the novel "oliver twist" by charles dickens. although oliver had been brought up by philosophers, he was not theoretically acquainted with the beautiful axiom that self-preservation is the first law of nature. if he had been, perhaps he would have been prepared for this. not being prepared, however, it alarmed him the more; so away he went

Which of the following sentences requires a colon to be correct? a. in his vacation suitcase, jonathan packed two pairs of pants, four shirts, his swimsuit, and his favorite pajamas. b. when she decided to write a letter, she grabbed her pen, paper, stamps, and address book. c. the new dessert recipe called for equal parts of sugar, cream, peanut butter, and crushed pecans. d. she gathered all of her ingredients to make a smoothie strawberries, blueberries, bananas, and yogurt.