Which sentence from the passage provides the best example of the author’s use of parallel structure?
A. It is more than likely that these governments would begin to base decisions on their
own self-interest and self preservation and not on what was best for the people.
B. No government is perfect, and the ability to escape the consequences of one's actions
would, in turn, encourage their repetition.
C. Our ability to assess the actions of government during a time of crisis would also be
severely hindered.
D. How could we assess the correctness of going to war, of sacrificing our soldiers, of
spending enormous amounts of money on defense without some assessment of these
actions?

The verb in the sentence is in what voice

Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from incidents in the life of a slave girl by harriet ann jacobs: among the ladies who were acquainted with my grandmother, was one who had known her from childhood, and always been very friendly to her. she had also known my mother and her children, and felt interested for them. at this crisis of affairs she called to see my grandmother, as she not unfrequently did. she observed the sad and troubled expression of her face, and asked if she knew where linda was, and whether she was safe. my grandmother shook her head, without answering. "come, aunt martha," said the kind lady, "tell me all about it. perhaps i can do something to you." which of these important concepts uncommon to abolitionist literature does jacobs depict in the excerpt? 1. some kind white characters were included in slave narratives so that northerners would not be offended. 2. southern society was complex and diverse with both good and bad people unlike northern stereotypes showed. 3. many kind slave owners and their slaves developed deep friendships. 4. most whites and blacks lived in harmony in the south and made efforts to each other. a. 1 and 4 b. 1 and 3 c. 1 and 2 d. 2 and 3

Which sentence does not contain an intensive pronoun? a) i guess i will just take out the trash myself. b) while treating herself to lunch, angie ran into an old friend. c) tony himself made dinner last night even though he hates to cook. d) lisa wondered if she herself was the one who left the oven on all day.