The passage used a combination of comparison and contrast and: <span> C. cause and effect.
</span>The passage give us a well descriptive explanation on how the microorganisms (the cause) developed in such a way to the point where their fossils ended up as a petroleum/coal (effect)
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6. Dead words are those that use extra words to say little to nothing. In consideration of an in accordance with are examples.
7. for one year
now
because
while
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The rising action occurs when Rainsford finds out that he is being hunted by General Zaroff
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The researchers discovered a negative relationship between mobile phone usage and students' academic performance, such that every 100 minutes that a student spent using their phone a day lead to the student dropping 6.3 places in terms of their academic school ranking.
D. Sarcastic
The authors best describes the passage in a sarcastic tone.