Roberto is writing an article for his town newspaper, arguing against plans to build a new shopping center in a local meadow. Read this sentence from his article: State conservation officials noted that "the loss of the open meadow will further reduce the habitat for local wildlife, which is already under pressure from new housing developments near the town forest."

Why did Roberto include this sentence?

A.

He needed to cite a credible source for evidence to support his claim.

B.

He needed to clearly explain his position on the topic by stating a claim.

C.

He needed to demonstrate understanding by clearly describing the topic.

D.

He needed to introduce the topic of his article and give basic details about it.

i think it would be c. or a. i recommend a if it's not a than it's c if it's not c than it's b your welcome : ) sorry if you get it wrong

dickinson punctuation and lines in her poems to establish a rhythm. each reader will naturally find themselves reading the poem in the same way. she uses the repeating question marks and exclamation points to convey the passion in her words. shelley uses punctuation to paint a picture in the reader's mind. for example, the ellipses after "stand in the dessert" evoke a silence, as it would feel in a deserted, old place.

- "chilles is sad and angry because hector, the trojan leader, killed his best friend patroclus. he seems angry with himself because he didn't or protect patroclus against the trojans."

chapter i -- paris: september, 1792

a surging, seething, murmuring crowd of beings that are human only in name, for to the eye and ear they seem naught but savage creatures, animated by vile passions and by the lust of vengeance and of hate.

during the greater part of the day the guillotine had been kept busy at its ghastly work: all that france had boasted of in the past centuries, of ancient names, and blue blood, had paid toll to her desire for liberty and for fraternity.

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