A. To persuade is to make someone believe in something.
Answer: The replacement word that would best clarify the meaning of "self-respect" is <u>B. confidence</u>.
Explanation: The word "self-respect" is a noun used to refer to the feeling of pride that a person has in himself/herself. In that way, <u>"self-respect" is similar to the word "confidence", which can be defined as the feeling of trust in oneself's abilities or powers</u>. However,<u> "confidence" is more specific and adds clarity</u> to the meaning of "self-respect". In contrast, the words "anger", "honesty" and "passion" are not closely related to "self-respect".
The correct version of these two sentences when combined is:
When we were in Europe on vacation, we usually flew on airplanes: however, sometimes we took the train.
We apply the semi-colon to indicate that they have different ideas, and that they are clauses being joined into one sentence.
A. <em>y</em> = <em>x</em>^2 + 2<em>x</em> B. <em>y</em>= 3<em>x</em> +20 Substitute 3x +20 for <em>y </em>in Equation A.
A. (3<em>x</em> + 20) = <em>x</em>^2 + 2<em>x </em>Set equation A up equal to 0 by
<u> -3x -20</u> <u>-3x -20</u> subtracting 3x and 20 from both sides.
A. 0 = x^2 - x -20 Factor the quadratic equation and solve.
A. 0 = (x - 5)(x + 4)
A. x - 5= 0 x + 4= 0
<u>+5 +5</u> <u>-4 -4</u>
A. x = 5, x = -4 Now substitute the values for <em>x</em> back into the equations to find the values for <em>y</em>, and your solutions
y = (5)^2 + 2(5) y = 3(5) +20 y = (-4)^2 + 2(-4) y = 3(-4) +20
y= 25 +10 y = 15 +20 y = 16 + (-8) y = -12 +20
y = 35 y = 35 y = 8 y = 8
<h2>So your solutions are <em>(5, 35)</em> and <em>(-4, 8)</em>. </h2>
The correct answer is Option C. It is the same as the theme of the passage.
The central idea of a text is the author's aim to convey a message within its lines, and it always consists of the theme being discussed. Although often the author might not indicate the central idea explicitly, it can be carried out with clarity as the text goes on.
A theme is a very specific element taken from a subject, whereas a topic is a generalization of this subject. For example:
Topic: Books.
Theme: The Role of Books in a Student's Learning Process.
With this information, it is possible to tell the author means to describe how important books are for a student to learn new things as a central idea for their text.