Which sentence uses a compound direct object?

a. uncle bob sends cards and flowers as valentine gifts.

b. i made many cards for gifts.

c. put the flowers in water to stay fresh. d. hearts and cupids decorated the room.

Place the steps of the strategy for reading technical information in the correct order.

Match each feature of an investment with the correct investment. maturity date limited partner closing price flipping the amount a stock ended at for the day arrowright investing in a business without running it arrowright fixing up a property to sell it for a profit arrowright the date the bond expires and the principal is due arrowright

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness. which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds. the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure. the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree. the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.