"The Judges' combined score moved the competitor to the top of the scoreboard" is the correct response because in this case "Judges" is plural so the apostrophe is outside.
Dear ______,
I was just writing this to express my gratitude and appreciation! Thank you so much for everything you do! It really means a lot to me and I don't know how I can ever repay you! I am thankful for how you ______, ________, and ______.
Then when you get to the body paragraphs you could repeat one reason you were thankful for them and explain more deeply in each paragraph. Make sure to use a lot of positive adjectives to make it more wordy! Then close of in a closing paragraph. For example....
Again thanks so much for everything! Your kindness means everything to me and everyone around you!
I wish you all the best and more,
_____________
This question is missing the excerpt. I will not add it here because it is quite long, but the complete question can be easily found online. The excerpt belong to "The Travels of Marco Polo".
Answer:
The option that indicates that the author's purpose is to inform readers about travel south of Madagascar and Zanzibar is:
A. The author shares facts and specific details about the difficulty of sailing in the region.
Explanation:
Marco Polo was a Venetian adventurer who lived from 1254 to 1324. "The Travels of Marco Polo" is a book based on his trips and discoveries and written by Rusticiano de Pisa, who met Polo and had the chance to hear the adventurer himself tell the stories.
<u>In the excerpt that can be found online, the author is informing readers about travel south of Madagascar and Zanzibar. The passage is written as it it were Polo himself describing the difficult travel conditions in the region. He provides readers with facts about the currents that prevent ships from going a certain direction. According to him, the currents are always southward. A ship may take 20 days to go a certain way, but three months to return precisely because of the currents.</u>
I would go with the first the 3. Placing the telescope on the tripod. was chosen by the astronomy club