The t-shirt that they give only to people who finish is a big reason that so many people take up the challenging race.
This paraphrase presents the same information as in the sentence, but since it should be a bit more of a summary, it takes out the specific detail of how many people actually run the race, which can just be paraphrased into 'so many'.
Answer:
The predicate nominative in the sentence provided is: My favorite place or favorite place
Explanation:
Predicate nominatives renames the subject, much like how in the sentence you are renaming your 'local video store' as your 'favorite place'
"The local video store is my favorite place"
The local video store = my favorite place
Another example would be:
"She was a monster"
By renaming 'she" as a 'monster'
She = Monster
Answer:
D. The atmosphere is a key part of our environment and of Earth’s processes.
Explanation:
The answer is choice D because all the other answer choices are details from the story, and do not describe what the excerpt is entirely about, unlike with answer D.
