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<em>From farmable land to timber and gold, the 19th-century American West has long been described as a land of opportunity. But for many, it was little more than another place of bondage.</em>
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the answer is D. Some of the world’s highest waterfalls can be found in three countries: Venezuela, South Africa, and Peru.
a colon in a sentence means the auther can end the sentence with a period if he wanted and the sentence would still be correct.
in this case the sentence could be, "Some of the world’s highest waterfalls can be found in three countries."
this still looks and sounds correct and is a fully functioning sentence.
the author's purpose and what genre it is
The correct answer is A. You can receive instant feedback from your audience.
This is something that cannot be done if you are writing a text and your audience reads it at their home - they cannot immediately let you know what they think about your ideas and arguments. However, if you are giving a speech in front of an audience, then they absolutely can. B, C, and D are examples of what happens during writing, rather than speaking.
Its FALSE I took the test