<u>Answer:</u>
The most effective substitution for the phrase "This was probably due to" in this sentence is - <u>This discrepancy can be attributed in part to</u>. The correct option is Option C.
<u>Explanation:</u>
This particular sentence from the excerpt taken from the 2000 California Census is a person’s opinion about the reason for a particular discrepancy.
In the sentence, someone is stating that something must have happened because of the high unemployment rates in the timber-related industries in the year 2000 and thus, uses the phrase "This was probably due to” which indicates someone’s own thoughts about something. Due to this, option C fits as the best substitution for this phrase.
Answer:
Heck Tate, The Sheriff shared that Mayella Ewell was beaten all on the right side of her body.
Atticus proved that, since his left arm is useless, Tom Robinson could not have raped or killed Mayella. In a farming accident when he was a child, his left arm was hurt. If the bruise is on Mayella's right eye, she would have been struck by the person who hit her with their left hand. Tom is unable to use his left hand. He also shows later that Bob Ewell, Mayella's dad, is left handed, so he could have beaten Mayella when he saw her trying to kiss a black man, Tom Robinson.
Answer: When an author uses first person point of view to narrate the story, his or her aim is to draw the reader into the story, so that they can feel as if they were an actual part of the story itself. This is what happens in The Tell-Tale Heart as well - when we read about the paranoia that the protagonist is feeling after murdering his landlord, we can almost feel that ourselves, experience the same things he is, and fear for him as much as he fears for himself.
Explanation:
It gives insight into what you're about to read about and helps you decide if you want to continue with whatever