Marking suppose the author changes the third sentence as indicated below: 3the woman shown in christina’s world appears rather young, but in real life, the subject was a middle-aged woman. wyeth, who lived in the maine countryside, looked out his window one day and saw his neighbor crawling across the pasture. many claimed that the woman feared she would contract a disease called polio, but no one knows for sure. which would correctly identify the author's meaning for the word contract? consider the effect of the stressed or unstressed syllable in the word contract. a) you should stress the first syllable, because it is a noun that means a binding agreement. b) you should stress the second syllable, because it is a verb that means to be stricken by an illness. c) you should stress the second syllable, because it is a verb that means to squeeze or press together. d) you should stress the first syllable, because it is a noun that means a scope with essential elements.

B) You should stress the second syllable, because it is a verb that means to be stricken by an illness.

Explanation:

As a verb, to contract is stressed on the second syllable, and it in this case it means to catch a contagious disease. In that matter, the woman is said to be afraid to catch polio.

The rest of the alternatives are incorrect because, in the the sentence, contract is used as a verb following the conditional would. Besides, according  to the context, it does not mean to decrease in size o diminish.

1) technical language (writen technical volcabulary)

2) ordinary langauge

3) literary language (because it's text with a rich, descriptive vocabulary)

4) scientific texts (includes texts such as medical reports, legal texts, academic journals, etc)

5) informational texts (texts that are used to convey information to readers, such as technical guides, costumer guides, textbooks)

6) poetic texts. because they are essays, short stories, poems, etc.

the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.