Which of the following statements is an opinion? 1).heavy rain is forecasted for the next several days. 2). the water systems are near flooding stage. 3). the responsibility of evacuating and providing care for animals during an emergency rests with the animal's owner. 4). disasters are always managed locally by the county oes.

Help me.

Identify the figurative language used in the sentence below (taken from the text)

"...they (rumors) were now for the most part black creatures who flapped their wings drearily near to the ground and refused to rise on any wings of hope."

a) simile

b) metaphor

c) alliteration

Choose the most accurate paraphrase for the sentence below.

"No respite was given the troops. Instead they were driven back into the fracas on the sward."

a) The troops had no rest, but were driven back into the woods by the sword.

b) The troops had no food, but had to continue fighting in the woods.

c) The troops had no rest, but had to return to the fight in the field.

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Explanation:

Because it said should be meaning that is an opinion of someone can soy

explanatithe story "two kinds" , revolves around a strict relationship between a mother and daughter. the mother tries very hard to make sure her daughter jing mei , is successful in life and lives up to her full potential. the story explores alot of different themes. though , there is one theme that really stands out. you cant force someone to be something that their not.

jing mei's mother was an immagrant from china. she moved to the united states to give her daughter , jing mei , a better and successful life for her. and being raised in china with their strict rules and striving to be perfect took a toll on her and her daughters relationship. she pressures her daughter to be great and perfect all the time but it gets really hard for her to live up to her mothers standards. her mother believes that jing mei can be a child prodigy and prepares her to be and act like one. furthermore , the story ends with jing mei getting everything off her chest and seeing the dissappointment in her mothers eyes as she finds out her daughter has not lived up to her full potential. and her mother has finally gained an understanding of her daughter.

tbh ur lucky i answered because you only gave 5 points. it should have been like 50.

substitute y = 2x - 4 to x + 2y = 12:

x + 2(2x - 4) = 12     use distributive property

x + (2)(2x) + () = 12

x + 4x - 8 = 12     add 8 to both sides

5x = 20     divide both sides by 5

x = 4

put the value of x to the first equation:

y = 2(4) - 4

y = 8 - 4

y = 4