2 4.1.8 Quiz: Analyze Invasion Literature Question 7 of 10
Read this passage:
No one would have believed in the last years of the
nineteenth century that this world was being watched
keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and
yet as mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves
about their various concerns they were scrutinised and
studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a
microscope might scrutinise the transient creatures that
swarm and multiply in a drop of water. With infinite
complacency men went to and fro over this globe about

it translates into:

read the letter of your pen pal. write and answer 3 questions.

answer: b

explanation:

the correct option is c) “logical reasons.”

writers should explain their position by writing logical reasons. in order to build effective arguments, clear evidence and logical ideas should be used to support the writers’ position.

counterclaims are used when the writers do not agree with a claim proposed by another author.

fair rebuttals are used by writers when a counterclaim to their position is being presented.  

the correct answer is c - emmett dalton was badly wounded.

a complete predicate includes a verb or verb phrase as well as words that give more information about it. to identify a complete predicate, you need to find out what the subject is or does.

in this example, emmett dalton is the subject. what happened to emmett dalton? he was badly wounded.