Abs Which revision improves the precision of the text?
Read the excerpt from a report
(1) Stopping trash before it gets to the ocean is way
better than having to clean it up in the ocean. (2) The
city of Baltimore has a large machine called Mr. Trash
Wheel. (3) The machine is powered by the sun and the
flow of the river. (4) Floating booms off the front of the
machine funnel garbage toward a conveyor belt. (5)
The belt takes the garbage from the water and puts it in
a dumpster. (6) The trash wheel helps collect garbage
in the river after it flows out into the ocean
O In sentence 2, change "large" to "big."
O In sentence 3, change "powered" to "run."
O in sentence 4, add "or barriers" after "booms."
O In sentence 6, add "or the sea after "the ocean."

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. one shade the more, one ray the less, (“she walks in beauty”, line 7) this line connotes a. the woman’s hair b. balance c. paradox d. point of view

Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful

What is the best way to manage oil transport on waterways? a. prevent oil spills and regulate the amount of oil that can be shipped at one time. b. use a skimmer, containment boom or chemical dispersant to clean up spilled oil. c. burn off oil spills from the water's surface when they occur.