Answer:
<h2>A. The underlying values and beliefs of the characters.</h2>
Explanation:
Culture express values of a society. So, in this case, knowing the culture of the author means knowing his beliefs, values and perspectives, and it's inevitable to write without those variables.
If someone is seein information from one side, they may be more persuaded to believe what that side is saying, especially if the other side does not provide a persuasive argument or stance. If someone is watching something and it focuses on one side of the story without evidence from the other side, they will most likely tend to believe that side. That is what I saw tied together in these statements :)
The correct answer is letter b.
The excerpt is written in the Simple Past and narrates a series of events that happened in a sequence.
Notice the verbs in the Simple Past : wept, wailed, fell, faded and died.
There is a verb missing in the part " the earth stiff and cold" The verb is grow, the Simple Past form is grew, therefore " the earth grew stiff and cold" is the correct way.
Letter A is wrong because there's a verb missing.
Letter C and letter D " the earth was growing stiff and cold" the verb grow is in the Past Continuos, " the leaves were falling from the sorrowing trees" the verb fall is also in the Past Continous breaking the pattern stablished.
Answer:
D. connecting complete thoughts
<span>Gandhi was committed to nonviolence, and he was determined to win freedom for his country without violence or confrontation, if possible.
</span><span>He called it nonviolent noncooperation, and it proved to be one of the keys to India's independence from Great Britain.
</span><span>He called it nonviolent resistance, but the results were the same.
These two men of peace achieved more than anyone would have thought without ever once resorting to violence.
These are the correct sentences.</span>