The following passage appears on a website: Gorillas may look threatening, but they are peaceful and family-oriented animals. They are the largest of all primates, but as plant-eating animals, do not bother other creatures.

Which choice best paraphrases the information?

A. As the largest primates, gorillas look imposing. In reality, they eat plants, protect their families, and keep to themselves.

B. Gorillas are the largest of all primates. They may look threatening, but they are plant-eating animals. They are peaceful and family oriented and do not bother other creatures.

C. Gorillas look threatening but are peaceful and family oriented. They are the largest primate. They are plant eaters and don't bother other creatures.

D. Gorillas may appear scary, but they are nonviolent and family-centered creatures. They are the biggest of all primates, but as vegetarian creatures, they do not inconvenience other species.

Read the sentence. the referee said, “you won the match.” what change should be made to correct this sentence? capitalize match. capitalize you. capitalize referee. capitalize

Read the passage first of all if someone says your dream is impossible, they’re wrong. you can’t prove that something is impossible-all you know is that[it] hasn’t been done yet. people said no one could scale mount everest but in 1953, sir edmund hilary and tenzing norway gazed down upon the world from it’s summit. people said that man could not fly, but in 1903, orville and wilbur wright made the first sustained powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. people said, “okay, we admit that someone could climb mount everest, and we admit that man has learned to fly, but no one will ever, ever walk on the face of the moon.” if we can send three men a quarter of a million miles away and bring them home safely, is there any great task we cannot accomplish? which identifies the textual evidence that best supports the claim: the authors purpose is to persuade? a: the author shares historical information about the wright brothers. b: the author states that men have walked the moon. c: the author states that others who think your dreams are impossible are wrong. d: the author wants to know what tasks we cannot accomplish.

Which character in this excerpt is in conflict with society, and why? joe summers is in conflict with society because he is joking with the villagers. old man warner is in conflict with society because he believes that young folks have crazy ideas. mrs. adams is in conflict with society because she says some villages have stopped holding lotteries. mr. adams is in conflict with society because he is standing with the villager who represents society's old ways.