Question

STORIES OF USEFUL INVENTIONS, excerpt

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

just took this test ! the previous answer was excellent, though i'd still like to contribute by seconding from a directly experienced point of view.

1. to imply the main idea of the article

it is clear that though we have the ability to spark a flame with ease, in previous times this was far more difficult to do. it adds to the main idea discussing the importance of matches today.

2. it shows the need for matches

this answer emulates the last one, with a similar idea of how crucial matches are to us. we should be incredibly grateful to have access to an instrument that can produce such a resilient flame.

3. thesaraus

thesarauses are used to find synonyms and antonyms of words, so similar words and opposite words. this student is searching for a word like confusion. he can find confusion in the theasaraus and use the resource to search for a better word.