The correct answer is a.: specific.
This structure (this +adj) requires an adjective and the only adjective is in a., the other options are verbs or nouns and are not correct.
Answer:
Hey! Haven't read much of this book before, but hope this helps!
Explanation
The most contagious and destructive disease to plague the human race is greed.
"There is a sufficiency for a man's need but not for man's greed." Mahatma Gandhi.
"Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles." Harry Truman.
For your thesis statement, I would highly suggest going out of the box. The traditional "I believe ....." can become redundant and quite awkward in some essays, so I would recommend maybe starting with "In the book <em>Julius Caesar, </em>______ are the themes portrayed." Feel free to add on or use syonyms, but hope this helps!
Read these lines from Fredrick Douglass's speech "What to The Slave Is the Fourth of July?"
I hear the mournful wail of millions, whose chains, heavy and grievous yesterday, are to-day rendered more intolerable by the jubilant shouts that reach them.
Which definition of rendered is most likely suited for this line?
Caused to be a certain nature
Melted down
Repeated or recited
Submitted for approval
Answer:
Caused to be a certain nature
Explanation:
According to the lines from Fredrick Douglass's speech "What to The Slave Is the Fourth of July?" he talks about hearing the wails of the slaves who are bound in chains.
The definition of the word "rendered" as used in the excerpt means to be caused to be of a certain nature which is option A.
A fact doesn't need to be cited because it's already been proved true.
