The best answer is extensive vocabulary.
Vocabulary by itself implies anyone's use of words. Large words and small words don't convey the message well because the length of a word does not correlate completely with knowledgeability. For example, the word vague is more complex than refrigerator, even though it is shorter.
Thoreau's imprisonment occurred because he did not support his government for which he felt was war-mongering and supported slavery. He was imprisoned because of it and urged every civilized citizen to do the same. Just as his imprisonment was unfair, so was the government's behavior towards African Americans and anyone who opposed it.
Answer:
d) "It is like a fin; the position of the rudder determines which way the boat will go."
Explanation:
Krista Garver's "How Do You Steer a Sailboat?" is about how sailboats work or are rather sailed. The book provides a detailed description and explanation of how sailboats work, with its different parts explained.
In the given passage, the narrator talks about how the<em> "steering equipment" </em>of the sailboat. Explaining how <em>"the tiller and the rudder" </em>works, the narrator compares the rudder to that of a fish's fins. This inference is that fins use their fins to move, which the narrator also said <em>"the position of the rudder determines which way the boat will go."</em>
Thus, the correct answer is option d.
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