Geologists are currently studying Zealandia, which is a detached continental fragment that separated from Australia and Antarcti
ca millions of years ago. In which of the following sentences does detached have the same meaning as in the sentence above? (MORE THAN ONE ANSWER)
A) The ophthalmologist observed that the patient’s detached retina was causing vision loss, so he scheduled surgery immediately.
B) Anthropologists noted that the leader of the tribe lived in a detached hut near the schoolhouse, while the medicine man lived far outside the village.
C) Researchers must remain detached observers and avoid personal bias, so they are not allowed to include family members or friends as test subjects.
D) Scientists are attempting to predict the motions of detached ice floes in the Arctic Ocean, and they also hope to study the effect of the floes on the ocean ecosystem.
E) In order to avoid influencing the vote, the senator addressed her peers in a detached tone, and she limited her speech to simple facts and statistics.
It should be <span>claim, reason, evidence, counterclaim and rebuttal, conclusion. I took an AP English class last year that taught me how to write a persuasive essay. </span>
