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Answer:
To emphasize the seriousness of what is about to happen.
Explanation:
In "Big finish," by Erin Michelle Jendras, when the woman on the screen gets quiet as soon as the numbers get to ten, she does so because it´s time for the final countdown. As soon as the count gets to zero, the reader will discover that Terra, the planet earth humans had to escape years before, is being destroyed. The sudden silence of the woman broadcasting the live event is a small detail that makes it clear that what´s about to happen is an important event.
For question 1 it's definitely D.Question 2. I'm pretty sure its D. (not positive)
Question 3. Not 100% sure
Answer:
It means you have access to more things
Explanation:
Excerpts 1 and 2 are expository texts.
Expository texts contain a main idea with supporting details and evidence. They should have a conclusion as well. Excerpt 1 informs the audience about Mount St. Helen. Excerpt 2 explains how anxiety manifests and ways to reduce it. Excerpts 4 and 5 are stories. They do not make a claim and then back it up with supporting evidence. Instead, they describe characters, a setting, and events. Excerpt 3 is written in second person point of view and explains about visiting another country.
Answer:
Dangling Modifier
Explanation:
In the incorrect sentence, ''climbing up the ladder carefully, the frightened cat was brought down from the tree''. The reader is left wondering who climbed up the ladder carefully, to bring the cat down from the tree. The writer must tell the reader!