Which of the following statements about connecting paragraphs is correct? a. you can use a pointing word in paragraph 2 that refers to a word in the paragraph 1. b. you can't state an idea in paragraph 2 that's related to an idea in paragraph 1. c. a good connection between two paragraphs is an implied transition. d. two paragraphs may be joined by an action verb.

Which statement best summarizes this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? and in imagination he began to recall the best moments of his pleasant life. but strange to say none of those best moments of his pleasant life now seemed at all what they had then seemed—none of them except the first recollections of childhood. there, in childhood, there had been something really pleasant with which it would be possible to live if it could return. but the child who had experienced that happiness existed no longer, it was like a reminiscence of somebody else.

Write one paragraph that evaluates the effectiveness of jack zipes’s essay.

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?