Which should you use when drawing a conclusion about a nonfiction passage? the opinions of others about the passage

the author’s prior knowledge of the topic

the accuracy of the facts in the passage

your own prior knowledge of the topic

How does the author create a surprise ending? cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia

Which type of writing is best illustrated in a venn diagram? chronological order fact and opinion comparison and contrast cause and effect