3. PART A: Which of the following identifies the author's main purpose in the final section "Why is the News
Sometimes Controversial"?
O A to provide readers with the pros and cons of news
media and the best way to acquire truthful information
OB to encourage readers to not accept the information
that news outlets provide them and seek answers on
their own
OC to provide readers with the process required to
publish an article to reassure them of the accuracy of
the news media
Od to discourage readers from paying attention to the
news and believing the information that it claims to be
true

postive, comparative, superlative - good, better, best

recall how we defined nouns as words capable of having plurals and possessive endings. adjectives (and their first cousin, the adverb) also have a feature that distinguishes them. they come in three states. first, the raw adjective—in its positive state—merely describes the noun modified; it doesn’t care about how this particular person or thing stacks up against other members of the same noun class

i think the answer is d)solicitude sorry if the answer is wrong.

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.

its passive

active

passive

active