Read this sentence from "The Final Assault." My thirty-pound load seemed to crush me downward and stifled all enthusiasm, but when I turned on the oxygen and breathed it deeply, the burden seemed to lighten and the old urge to get to grips with the mountain came back.

In this sentence, the narrator gives an example of why oxygen is vital to climbers on Mt. Everest.

How does the narrator develop this concept in the rest of the narrative?

by describing times when climbers used oxygen while climbing

by giving details about why oxygen levels decrease at high altitudes

by explaining how climbers carry their oxygen equipment

by showing instances where a lack of oxygen affects climbers

Read the paragraph. [1] this year, the linden high school debate team is bigger than ever. [2] neither the students nor the faculty advisor has much experience, but it’s a smart, capable, argumentative group! [3] we’ve tried to make a schedule that allows us to study, prepare, and scrimmage. [4] only one of us are able to practice on thursdays or fridays, which can be inconvenient. [5] even so, we feel prepared and excited for this year’s tournaments. [6] our first debate is on october 10th, and we are excited that it is so soon. which two sentences have subject-verb agreement errors? sentence 2 and sentence 4 sentence 2 and sentence 1 sentence 3 and sentence 5 sentence 4 and sentence 6

Fill in the began as a rejection of classicism. (choose the best answer) a. realism b. confucianism c. romanticism d. the information age

What is the best definition of the underlined word as it is used in the sentence? a statement of wit or amusement an expression of disapproval or condemnation a sentiment of indifference or apathy an exclamation of profound admiration or esteem