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Answer: Choice D</h3>
...he that was strongest secured the best place; and few left the trough satisfied
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Explanation:
Frederick Douglass is describing the horrific conditions of what kind of food he ate and the conditions in which he had his meals. At the start of the paragraph, he describes the food itself (a corn meal called Mush). Then later on he describes how the food was served in a very degrading inhumane way (the food being served in a trough; effectively treating them as animals). Shortly after, he goes over how the food was eaten through a variety of means: use of oyster shells, shingles, or bare hands. None of which involves the regular utensils you'd expect such as a spoon.
At the very end of the excerpt, Frederick Douglass mentions that "He that ate the fastest got most; he was strongest secured the best place; and few left the trough satisfied". This effectively means that even though the food itself was horrible, and the conditions degrading, people were still hungry and had no other choice. Also, even the people who were able to eat the most weren't truly/fully fed.
So in short, the last part of the excerpt describes that the slaves weren't fed enough. If we could narrow down the cited evidence as much as possible, the portion that mentions "few left the trough satisfied" is the thing you should focus on.
Weak: potent
The answer is potent.
Answer:
- demonstrated
- hit
- coached
- launched
- depreciated
- ran
- stretched
- jumped
- comforted
- identified
- sang
Explanation:
- No other verb fits well within this sentence.
- Baseball players have bats so they <em>hit</em> the ball over the fence. None of the other verbs made sense with this sentence.
I could keep going, but instead I advice you to use context clues to determine which verb is correct. You can also just use process of elimination by inserting random verbs into the sentence, reading it aloud, and crossing out each incorrect or abnormal sounding verb until you reach one that suits the sentence.
The correct answer is A. when the original language is difficult to understand
Explanation:
In writing, paraphrasing means to write the ideas of an external source or author in your own words rather than quoting the source. Paraphrasing still implies acknowledging the original author as you are using his/her ideas, but different to quoting you change the original words usually with words and language that fit with your writing style or are easier o the reader to understand. Due to this, paraphrasing is recommended in the case the original language is difficult to understand because by paraphrasing you can change the language without changing the original idea and this would allow your writers to understand better the ideas of the author you are paraphrasing and your ideas.
Answer:
It helps you keep track of each stage of the editing process
