Identify the underlined portion of the sentence below: Marco and Bobby joined the “circus” so they could be clowns every day.
a. Subject
c. Direct Object
b. Predicate
d. Indirect Object

American history (is, are) studying the american colonies.

Ineed simplifying this thesis and making it easier to understand for the reader (more concise) "no matter how religious one may be, one’s faith tends to change under unexpected and challenging circumstances."

What is the first step in summarizing a plot? restating central ideas and key details eliminating minor or unimportant details connecting ideas with logical transitions identifying important words and phrase