Read the following claim and then answer the question that follows:

I believe that middle school students are better off without smartphones.

Which statement best describes the claim?

Group of answer choices

The claim is effective.

The claim is ineffective because it does not state a clear position.

The claim is ineffective because it expresses a first person preference.

The claim is ineffective because it suggests the essay will inform rather than argue

1)what was the first thing that cast doubt on the authenticity of the king being peter wilks's english brother? a)his refusal to answer questionsb)his arrival in town in a canoec)his illiteracy and inability to writed)his lack of knowledge about the wilks family 2)how did huck escape the clutches of the angry townspeople? a)he told them where the gold was.b)he ran off while digging up the body.c)his captor released him while running to see the gold.d)his captor sent him away because he did not want to share the gold.

Which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten twain’s words?

Read the excerpt from part 3 of the call of the wild. but it was in giving the law and making his mates live up to it, that buck excelled. dave and sol-leks did not mind the change in leadership. it was none of their business. their business was to toil, and toil mightily, in the traces. so long as that were not interfered with, they did not care what happened. billee, the good-natured, could lead for all they cared, so long as he kept order. the rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of spitz, and their surprise was great now that buck proceeded to lick them into shape. what theme is most supported by the ideas in this excerpt? good leaders are strong and intelligent. loyalty can be a very powerful force. only the strong survive in the wilderness. we are all ruled by our natural instincts.