Answer:
The answer is: It establishes the credibility of the author.
Explanation:
This is an excerpt from John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir. John Muir, America's pioneer conservationist and father of the national park system. This passage demonstrates his knowledge of the area as well as his familiarity with the various tree species which inhabit it.
Answer: B
Explanation: The sentence that is correctly punctuated is: B. Two main causes of orchid death include: overwatering and overpotting; however, too much sun can also cause a problem. It is correct because because before a sentence connector such as However there must be a full stop or a semi-colon. This is the case in sentence B while the other sentences have a comma before however. Commas are not used before conjuncts.
The pep rally really heartened the team, who had suffered so many setbacks and challenges during the season that many were thinking of quitting.
To hearten means to give someone hope.
