Answer:
The author describes how people came from “England, Ireland, the German and Russian empires, and Scandinavian countries—to escape famine, political and economic oppression, or in search for greater opportunities in America.”
This detail shapes the idea because it lists European countries that the people came from and explains several reasons why they left for America.
Explanation:
The above is the best way to organize the sentences to express how the author develops a central idea in the passage.
This is correct because it stated a line from the excerpt that points to the central idea. It was from this line that the idea of the passage can be seen. Also, this line of detail contributes to shaping the idea. Therefore, the above arrangement is correct.
Answer:
A
Explanation:
you need to do it as
"The soft, gray, long haired cat purred loudly as she lounged in the sun."
The best description of Kenneth, based on this excerpt is, He is trying to convince Xavier to sell the farm.
Answer: Option B
<u>Explanation:</u>
The passage is a conversation between Xavier and Kenneth where Xavier is unhappy with his grandmother’s idea of him being a farmer. So he expresses his concern with Kenneth.
From the excerpt we can see that it was Xavier who was speaking most of the time, while Kenneth was simply relaxed and he didn’t interact much.
It was only at the end of the conversation when Kenneth gives an idea to Xavier that apart from farming, one thing which he can do is to sell it.
Kenneth in a way is trying to assure Xavier that he don’t need to farm if he don’t feel like, just sell the farm and his problem will be solved.
Answer:
D) Having a lot of stuff does not always make a person rich
