The correct answer is 2. "First class!" my mother exclaimed, with an intake of breath. "How did you end up there?"
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Explanation:
In excerpt two, there is a clear contrast between the mother of Hemma (female main character and narrator) who belongs to a middle or low socioeconomic status and the parents of the male character Kaushik. This is shown by the reaction of the mother of Hemma who is shocked by the extravagance of flying in first class. This is shown in "First class!... How did you end up there?" that shows the surprise of the mother and the answer of the father in "It could become a terrible habit" that shows how proud he is of this event. Thus, this excerpt shows the diversity within socioeconomic status by explaining the shock and surprise of Hemma mother to the fact another family flew in first class.
The most accurate revision of the sentence is the first option: <span>Most students use the Internet to research facts and statistics, to find images to use in papers, and to chat with friends.
This sentence avoids parallelism issues since the grammatical form is consistent throughout the sentence. All the verbs are in the same form (infinitive form) as indicated by the phrases "to research facts and statistics", "to find images to use in papers" and "to chat with friends".
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The other options are incorrect since the phrases in the sentence have inconsistent grammatical forms.
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Answer:
D. He describes the vent unemotionally to avoid bias and sentiment.
Explanation:
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