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Read the article 'Battle of the Bionics,' by Steve Murray (MUSE Magazine October 2016)
How does the section titled “A World of Challenges” develop the author’s claims about the Cybathlon?
The section describes the excitement and energy participants exhibit during competition at the Cybathlon.
The section provides background information about the Cybathlon and the vision of its founder.
The section expresses that the Cybathlon is more of a research platform than a true competition.
The section implies that the Cybathlon is essentially a new and improved version of the Paralympics.
Answer: The section expresses that the Cybathlon is more of a research platform than a true competition
Explanation:
The author´s description of what Robert Riener, founder of Cybathlon, envisioned with this project makes it clear that it´s not really about the competition itself, but a way to promote the development of new engineering approaches aimed to, and also creating awareness about, the needs of people with physical disabilities.
Answer:
The answer is A.
Explanation:
This is the only option that uses a colon the right way.
C) Neither of the boys had his shoes on.
The correct answer is Neither of the boys had his shoes on. This is the only answer in which the pronoun ("his") matches the antecedent ("Neither").
The Appalachian Trail consists of 2,168 miles of
breathtakingly beautiful country. It extends from the top of Mt.
Katahdin in Main to the top of Springer Mountain in Georgia. The Trail passes
through New Hampshire’s White Mountains and Vermont’s Green Mountains,
the Berkshires, Catskills, and Poconos. Towards the southern end are
the Appalachian Mountains, the Shenandoah Valley, and the Great
Smokies. Hiking through these mountain ranges is
very challenging. In fact, some say “brutal.” To
date, most people have taken about six months to hike the entire
Trail—if they have succeeded
The words that are written in bold, italic and underlined
are the action words in the selection. Verbs
are used to express actions, state or occurrence. In this selection, we have helping verbs,
linking verbs and main verbs. This is to help express a complete thought in
sentences, phrases and paragraphs and bigger groups of sentences.
