In Passage 1, what effect does Eggert achieve by numbering each point of his argument?
He orders each point to show the steps in a
process that can be followed to defeat socialism.
He ranks his arguments against socialism in order
of importance, from most to least important.
He conveys that many different arguments can be
presented against socialism.
He shows how each point against socialism is a
logical result of the previous one.

Read these sentences from the first section of the article. because of this novel characteristic which singles out washington from other cities, coupled with the fact that the trees are now in full splendor, a short history of their appearance in the capital city is of interest. the first cherry trees were planted in washington by mrs. taft's request on april 4, 1909, just a month after she first made her home in the white house. what is the most likely reason why cobb includes these sentences in the first section? a- to establish himself as a credible authority on the topic of cherry trees b- to state the central idea and begin the narrative of how the trees arrived in washington, d.c. c- to create a sensory image for readers who are not familiar with cherry trees d- to build suspense as to how so many cherry trees arrived in washington, d.c.

When a progressive tense is used in the independent clause, the dependent clause typically uses the tense.

Comprehension the question below refers to the selection“the lamb from songs of innocence” by william blake. according to the speaker, the lamb is endowed with the qualities of — a. mildness c. wisdom b. energy d. humor