How does Passage 2 respond to the opposing view of Passage 1?
Passage 1 Passage 2
Concedes pollution is a
problem. Disagrees that
straws are a big problem.
Ignores microplastics topic.
Concedes pollution is a
problem. Anticipates plastic
straws as a pollutant.
Ignores microplastics topic.
Disagrees that pollution is
a problem. Offers to
compromise on straws.
Disagrees on microplastics.
Concedes pollution is a
problem. Disagrees that
straws are a problem. Calls
microplastics a straw man.

Use the drop-down menus to identify each underlined verb form as a participle, gerund, or infinitive. 1.(climbing) a rope is not as difficult as you might think. gerund 2.i plan (to compete) in a chess tournament this weekend. infinitive 3.kali loves the smell of (roasting) garlic. participle

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky

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