Answer: A
Explanation: a compound sentence is one in which 2 independent clauses are joined by a single conjunction by a , or ; alone. A is the only sentence that could be broken up into two complete sentences that make sense if the comma and conjunction (in this case, but) we’re removed. “This loaf of bread is almost stale. We can turn it into breadcrumbs for the meatballs”.
Answer:When severe drought struck the Great Plains region in the 1930s, it resulted in erosion and loss of topsoil because of farming practices at the time. The drought dried the topsoil and over time it became friable, reduced to a powdery consistency in some places.
The author's intent in this excerpt is C. to expose the horrors of Southern slavery.
In this excerpt, Beecher described the conditions which the slaves were in - families torn apart and poorly educated - and how their treatment goes against Christian values.
Idk what this is from but if it's from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer then your answer is Tom learns that work and play depends on how you look at things. Tom was able to convince the other boys that painting his fence was fun and play.