21) they were simply so many bags of bones in which sparks of life fluttered faintly. when a halt was made, they dropped down in the traces like dead dogs, and the spark dimmed and paled and seemed to go out. and when the club or whip fell upon them, the spark fluttered feebly up, and they tottered to their feet and staggered on. the descriptive language in this excerpt readers to visualize a)how determined the dogs are. b)how exhausted the dogs are. c)how devoted the dogs are. d)how confused the dogs are. 2)they were simply so many bags of bones in which sparks of life fluttered faintly. when a halt was the spark dimmed and paled and seemed to go out. and when the club or whip fell upon them, the spark fluttered feebly up, and they tottered to their feet and staggered on. based on the description in this passage, the reader can conclude that the dogs are a)forgetful of the whip b)extremely close to death. c)disobedient to commands. d)desperate for safety.

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.