(1) The Mayas and the Aztecs grew "chocolate" trees near their homes. (2) The seeds from the trees were really cool.
(3) They were used in place of money. (4) They were also
used to make a chocolate drink.
How should sentence 2 be changed so it has the right tone?
A. The seeds from all them trees were totally useful.
O B. The trees' seeds had a ton of uses.
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C. The seeds from the trees had great value.
D. The trees' seeds were way important.

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house