(1) a few days before the big snowstorm, the local weather forecasters said that we would have a small snowfall. (2) the day before the storm, however, they changed their forecasts to say that the storm would be gigantic. (3) when i awoke on the day of the storm, mom told me that school was cancelled. (4) i looked out the window and saw that everything was covered in a layer of snow. (5) so much snow had fallen that a huge mound of it blocked our front door! (6) my sister and i put on our winter coats, hats, and gloves and played outside all day long. which of these choices is the best topic sentence for this paragraph? a) in the midst of winter, our town had one very massive snowstorm. b) winter is my favorite season, because i enjoy playing in the snow c) before this year's snow storm, my school had not had a snow day in three years. d) although weather forecasters are usually correct, their predictions can be wrong.

In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next

Read the passage. (1) since prehistoric times, milk has been a vital source of nutrition for human beings. (2) some doctors and nutritionists believe that consuming milk can be detrimental to our health. (3) milk is one of the most nutrient-dense beverages we can consume and it should be an essential part of a healthy diet. (4) drinking just one 8-ounce glass of milk per day puts you well on your way to meeting recommended daily intakes for important nutrients. which transition would be best to use at the beginning of sentence 2? finally additionally however specifically

Match each mode of narration to the excerpt in which it is used.