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Viefleur [7K]
3 years ago
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The next question refers to Shedding Light on a Dark Day, by Robin Meriwether. The paragraphs have been numbered to help you ide

ntify them more easily.
1. Shedding Light on a Dark Day, by Robin Meriwether On May 19, 1780, the skies over New England turned dark in the middle of the day. For more than two hundred years, New England's Dark Day had been shrouded in mystery. Some blamed volcanoes. Some suggested supernatural events. Some claimed it was a sign from the heavens. No one knew for certain what happened. Many thought the mystery would never be solved. 

2.Researchers at the University of Missouri were fascinated by the case. They began examining trees in all surrounding areas. Fire damage in a Canadian forest finally revealed the truth. Scientists looked at burned tree rings and discovered that huge wildfires once raged in the mountains near Ontario. The savage flames created blankets of black smoke. The smoke traveled high into the atmosphere, darkening the New England skies hundreds of miles away.

How do paragraph one and paragraph two work together to present the author's ideas?

A. Paragraph one explains the cause of the investigation. Paragraph two shows the results.

B. Paragraph one offers a solution. Paragraph two explains a problem the solution creates.

C. Paragraph one presents facts. Paragraph two presents additional facts on the same topic.

D. Paragraph one and paragraph two have no clear connection.
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1 answer:
Rina8888 [55]3 years ago
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I believe the answer is A.
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