Answer:
1. Despite of their best efforts, they could not save her.
2. Although it was late, we went for a walk.
3. Despite studying hard, I could not score good marks.
4. Despite my objection, they went ahead with the plan.
5. Although my sister is younger than me, I have great respect for her.
6. Although they hadn’t invited me, I went to their party.
7. Although I invited him he didn't come.
8. Despite being rich and powerful, she leads a miserable life.
9. Although the traffic was bad, I reached my work on time.
Read the excerpt from Outcasts United.
Luma ordered him to stand in goal. She took off her shoes as the boy waited beneath the crossbar, rocking back and forth and growing more anxious by the moment. She asked for a ball, which she placed on the grass. Then, barefoot, as the team looked on, she blasted a shot directly at the boy, who dove out of the way as the ball rocketed into the net. Luma turned toward her team. "Anybody else?" she asked. Take a look at this chart of Luma’s actions listed in chronological order.
Which sentence best fills in the blank? She asks for the ball.
She hears the boy talking about her. She shows off her ball skills.
She rocks back and forth.
Answer:
She asks for the ball
Explanation:
According to the excerpt from Outcasts United, Luma is said to have ordered someone to stand in goal and she took off her shoes and blasted a shot, which the person standing in the goal had to dive out of the way. Luma asks if there was anyone else that wanted to stand in goal.
Therefore, the sentence that best fills in the blank is "she asks for the ball".
It is d because people couldn’t find out if it was true or not
Answer:
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Explanation:
Everything should be right except 7, which would be Hasty generalization
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