Read the following passage: This week, we invite you to take a look at our new series:
The Real Pets of the Indianapolis Suburbs. Check out what
happens when these pampered dogs - from adorable
Airedales to diva dachshunds that have attitudes as big as
their bodies are small – start getting real with one
another.
What information would be necessary for a reader to understand that the
passage is meant as satire?
O A. Many people believe that pets in America are not well cared for.
B. Dogs are a popular trend in current television programming
C. There are many reality television shows about extremely specific
topics.
D. Most Americans do not know much about how pets are treated.

Read this excerpt from tim o’brien‘s “ambush” “i had already pulled the pin on a grenade. i had come to a crouch” which literary device is most clearly shown in this excerpt?

Is the group of words a simple sentence, a compound sentence, or a run-on sentence? jan went on a quiz show, won two hundred dollars, and bought gifts for her family. a. run-on sentence b. compound sentence c. simple sentence

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community