Which sentence below most effectively combines the two following sentences?

(1) he has an acute sense of hearing. (2) this enables him to climb by listening to the footsteps of his companions and to a bell tied to the climber ahead of him.

he has an acute sense of hearing, this enables him to climb by listening to the footsteps of his

companions and to a bell tied to the climber ahead of him.

he uses his acute sense of hearing to climb by listening to the footsteps of his companions and to

listen for a bell tied to the climber ahead of him.

he uses his acute sense of hearing, while climbing by listening to the footsteps of his companions

and to a bell tied to the climber ahead of him.

he has an acute sense of hearing, which enables him to climb by listening to the footsteps of his

companions and to a bell tied to the climber ahead of him.

*i think it is b*

Read the excerpt from queen elizabeth's address to the troops at tilbury. let tyrants fear, i have always so behaved myself, that, under god, i have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects, and therefore i am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die among you all, to lay down for my god, and for my kingdoms, and for my people, my honour, and my blood, even in the dust. which statement best describes queen elizabeth's use of rhetorical appeals in this excerpt? she relies on ethos by explaining that she has previous experience fighting in battles. she relies on pathos by providing examples of other successes she has had as a ruler. she relies on ethos by establishing that she is there for more than just recreation. she relies on pathos by using emotionally charged words to motivate the troops.

Read the following conclusion for an essay that claims that extreme sports should be more highly regulated because they are too dangerous: whether it is a high level of physical exertion, or extra doses of the "fear factor," it is common for extreme athletes to beat at the door of fate. it is these people who tempt their own mortality, while curious onlookers wait anxiously for the outcome, who must be protected from themselves. which statement provides the most accurate evaluation of the paragraph? a. the closing statement is unsatisfying b. the passage introduces new evidence. c. the thesis is not restated. d. the style is informal and inconsistent.

Which is the most effective paraphrase of the passage "six benches were left empty in every ship that evening when we pulled away from death. and this new grief we bore with us to sea: our precious lives we had, but not our friends" - the odyssey