For the first question, the answer would be D. (It supports the idea that living in a foreign country is the smartest way to learn a new language)
D: Language researchers found that students who lived in a foreign country learned the new language sixty-five percent faster than students learning at home.
The counterclaim is something that counteracts the statement. Therefore, for the second questions, the answer should be B.
B: However, learning to play an instrument has been proven to improve grades and test performance.
The first answer is correct: "They suggest that the heat is stifling, giving the poem an oppressive mood".
The author begins the poem with the sentence cited above. The use of the expression "rend open" plus the use of the imperative mode, suggest some sort of desperation caused by the heat. That is why the author prays for wind (an unbeatable natural force) to come and defeat heat, ending the suffering.
The use of a, an, or the is a signal that a noun is coming.
In the English language, only nouns are preceded by articles. A is used when a noun starts with a consonant (a book, a table, a bottle); an is used when the noun starts with a vowel (an apple, an umbrella, an avocado); the is used when you are referring to a particular thing (The boy I just met is called Mark.)
Answer:
False
Explanation:
Oceanic crust is thinner and denser than continental crust. Oceanic crust is more mafic, continental crust is more felsic. Crust is very thin relative to Earth's radius.
