Read this conclusion from an informative essay. The Secret Service provides an important service in protecting the nation's money as well as the
nation's leading government officials. The agency was created so that valuable human and financial
resources are safe.
This excerpt is an example of a strong conclusion because it
* sets up the topic and prepares readers for the main ideas.
states a counterclaim and demonstrates why it is incorrect.
includes a clear topic sentence and evidence for a subtopic.
sums up the key points in the essay and presents a final opinion.

Excerpted from "the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! look carefully at the lines above. a poem with this particular rhyme scheme is best read a. line by line. b. with long pauses. c. phrase by phrase. d. with a strong rhythm.

Will give branliest and 25 points if answer all quesyions 1. select the correct prefix for the following base word: freeze (against freezing). a. im- b. inter- c. re- d. mis- e. anti- 2. select the correct prefix for the following base word: lock (lock between). a. im- b. inter- c. re- d. mis- e. anti- 3. select the correct prefix for the following base word: behave (behave badly). a. im- b. inter- c. re- d. mis- e. anti- 4. select the correct prefix for the following base word: mature (not mature). a. im- b. inter- c. re- d. mis- e. anti- 5.. select the correct prefix for the following base word: play (play again). a. im- b. inter- c. re- d. mis- e. anti-

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