Answer:
The option which best summarizes the central idea of the excerpt is:
Non standard forms of English are valid
Explanation:
This is an excerpt from Mother Tongue.
Mother tongue is the very first language or the native language of an individual that he or she learns from childhood.
The central idea of the excerpt suggests that no matter how different a person’s English Language sounds, it still remains valid and that all forms of English Language are meaningful.
Here, the speaker speaks up about her mother’s English Language to support the idea that it is her truest form of expression, and that it was the language that first made sense to her and helped her interpret the world.
Answer:
yes.
Explanation:
i think technology (especially in modern times) can definitely have that effect on people for many reasons.
- technology and social media create non realistic standards for life (beauty, academics, accomplishments, and just life in general)
- the use of technology cna often be addicting --> this can disrupt sleep and can cause sleep deprivation (one of the main causes in depression)
- constant use of technology can cause people to be more dependent on their phones than on real life interactions and relationships with others
--> being too focused on your phone can prevent people from connecting with people in-person and this can become a bad habit of relying on your phone for interactions instead of speaking to people in real life
- social media often causes fomo, insecurity, stress, and increase in anxiety
They'd be considered the top/leading writer. An editorial is like the person who finalizes an article on behalf of the newspaper company.
The most effective way to vary the sentence patterns in this passage is B) To invert sentence 3 so that the verb becomes the subject.
As it currently stands, both sentences 2 and 3 begin with a verb, and later get to the subject of the sentence. It makes the passage more difficult to read when two sentences in a row begin this way.
A better (inverted) sentence would read, "The Heinz Factory, which was considered to be a model place to work, was of particular pride to Henry Heinz, the founder of the Pennsylvania-based company.
