If it's just a random thesis:
Topic: Dog Fights
Thesis: Dog fights should be illegal, since they are a cruel way to abuse dogs for profit.
Opposing Thesis: Dog fights are entartaining, and should be continued.
Answer:
Explanation: Nominative and Objective
For example, in the sentence, "The dog ran," "dog" is the nominative because it's the performer of the verb "ran." An objective refers to a recipient or object of a verb or preposition
The correct answer is D. Elion and her colleagues were responsible for developing important drugs.
Explanation
The statement that best summarizes the main idea of the extract is D. "Elion and his colleagues were responsible for the development of important drugs." This can be affirmed because in the extract the author says that "Elion joined the Burroughs Wellcome Laboratories" clarifying that Elion began working in laboratories where medicines were manufactured. Later, the author refers that "Elion and Hitchings developed a variety of new drugs that were effective against leukemia, autoimmune disorders, urinary tract infections, gout, malaria, and viral herpes," in this part of the Extract is where it is directly mentioned what Elión and Hitchings did when they worked in the laboratory. Additionally, some of the diseases that were cured with the medicines they had developed such as leukemia, gout, malaria, among others, are mentioned.
The answer is the last option, or option D.
He was rude, shuffling to the front of the buffet line and elbowing customers out of his way.
Direct Characterization is when the author tells you about the character, it occurs when character traits are revealed.Like saying,"She was a shy girl." There is a clear trait being represented.
