A printed almanac is an example of a reference book (D).
So, I'm pretty sure A/V stands for Audio-Visual Professionals. And, those are mostly required in like a large event center for managing all the audio-visual stuff.
Answer:
A. To inform readers about the early stages of the war, the author uses a chronological structure to describe the outcome of each battle.
Explanation:
In the given passage, the author informs us about the battles that took place at the beginning of the French and Indian War and their outcomes. He does this in chronological order, which means that he tells us about them in the order they happened. This is why option A is the correct one.
Option B is incorrect because the author doesn't give us information about what each side was fighting for.
Options C and D are incorrect because the purpose of the given passage is not to persuade.
Answer: ominous
Explanation:
In this paragraph, the word forbiding means the same as ominous. Ominous simply means that something that's threatening or bad.
From the passage, we are informed that a "dark and forbidding wood of giant arborescent ferns rose". This gives us the impression that there's something threatening there and that's an ominous sign.
It's simile. It compares the dog to a bulldozer to make it more dramatic.
