A) Kamil is the only person who listens intently to Professor Tam's long, boring history lectures.
Explanation:
Commas are only needed up until the end of the list.
Long, boring (list) history lecture (noun being described)
Answer: Makes no claim
Explanation: makes no claim
Answer:
D) President Kennedy outlines how the world is very different, and it is important for Americans to stand together and support the United Nations in its quest for peace.
Explanation:
President Kennedy adresses the nation and the world in his inaugural speech with the idea of defending freedom and supporting the UNited Nations in the pursue of a better world, and he invites americans to get on board with the idea of helping one another, and says his famouse phrase "Do not ask what your country can do for you, ask what can you do for your country". He faces how we lived in a different world and how americans should stand together against those who are a threat to freedom and prosperity.
This question is missing the excerpt. I've found the complete question online. It is as follows:
Read the excerpt from Heart of a Samurai. Goemon jumped up. "Agreed," he said, jamming his "knife" into his sash and slashing at Manjiro’s "sword." Their imaginary swords clashed and clattered as they lunged or leaped aside to avoid being hit. Which words contribute most to the excerpt’s pace?
A. "imaginary" and "aside"
B. "sash" and "swords"
C. "slashing" and "lunged"
D. "Goeman" and "Manjiro"
Answer:
The words that contribute most to the excerpt's pace are C. "slashing" and "lunged".
Explanation:
<u>When we think of pace, we think of rhythm, of moving fast, slow, with regularity, with cadence, etc. </u>The words an author uses help readers feel the pace of what is being described more intensely. <u>If the characters are acting or moving fast, or if conflicts are developing slowly, the only way for readers to visualize that is through the author's word-choice. In the case of the excerpt we are studying here, we can say the writer establishes a fast pace through the use of the words "slashing" and "lunged". Both words imply rapidity of movement, celerity, quickness and, for that reason, has the readers imagining the scene in a vivid, accelerated manner.</u>