Answer:
Yet so vain is man, and so blinded by his vanity, that no writer, up to the very end of the nineteenth century, expressed any idea that
intelligent life might have developed there far, or indeed at all, beyond its earthly
level. Nor was it generally understood that since Mars is older than our earth, with scarcely a quarter of the superficial area and remoter from the sun, it necessarily follows that it is not only more distant from time's
beginning but nearer its end.
Explanation:
Compare - Both the texts was regarding the struggle and fight for civil rights with peaceful nonviolent protests.
Contrast - Lynne Olson's 'The most daring of our Leaders' was more about segregation and non-violence protests for civil rights movement. John Lewis' 'Speech from the Democratic National Convention' mentioned how to progress and move forward instead of looking back at past and exercise their right to vote.
Explanation:
Adapted from the texts by Lynne Olson's 'The most daring of our Leaders' and John Lewis' 'Speech from the Democratic National Convention'
Compare - Both the texts was regarding the struggle and fight for civil rights with peaceful nonviolent protests.
Contrast - Lynne Olson's 'The most daring of our Leaders' was more about segregation and non-violence protests for civil rights movement. John Lewis' 'Speech from the Democratic National Convention' mentioned how to progress and move forward instead of looking back at past and exercise their right to vote.
Textual Evidence cited from Lynne Olson's 'The most daring of our Leaders' states -
- "The more Nash found out about segregation in Nashville, the more she felt 'stifled and boxed in'".
- "But segregation still firmly ruled in theaters, restaurants, hotels, and libraries"
- "The young minister talked about the power of nonviolent confrontation with evil, about overcoming the forces of hate and transforming society though love and forgiveness."
Textual Evidence cited from John Lewis' 'Speech from the Democratic National Convention' mentions-
- "I was one of the 13 original 'Freedom Riders'".
- "We said, "No we come in peace, love and nonviolence." We said our struggle was not against individuals, but against unjust laws and customs. Our goal was true freedom for every American."
- "A few years ago, a man from Rock Hill, inspired by President Obama's election, decided to come forward. He came to my office in Washington and said, "I am one of the people who beat you. I want to apologize. Will you forgive me?" I said, "I accept your apology."
- "This man and I don't want to go back; we want to move forward."
The correct answer is: [D]: "defensive".
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The following words, with suffixes, exist: "defensively" ; "defensiveness" .
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Consider the other answer choices:
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Choice: [A]: "hopeing" . This answer is incorrect.
This answer already has a suffix; which is: "—ing" ;
and the word: "hopeing" {sic} — is incorrect {i.e. is NOT a word}.
The correct word is: "hoping" — without an extra "silent <em>e</em> " added to the suffix.
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Choice: [B]: "<span>paceed</span>" . This answer is incorrect.
This answer already has a suffix; which is: "—ed" ;
and the word: "paceed" {sic} — is incorrect {i.e. is NOT a word}.
The correct answer is: "paced" — without an extra "silent <em>e </em>" added to the suffix.
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Choice: [C]: " likeable ". This answer is incorrect.
This answer already has a suffix; which is: "—able" ;
and the word: " likeable " {sic} — is incorrect {i.e. is NOT a word}.
The correct word is: " likable " — without an extra "silent <em>e</em> " added to the suffix.
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The correct answer is: Choice: [D]: "defensive" .
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The tense of a verb states whether something happened in the present, past, or will happen in the future.
<span>We hiked the mountain after a long ride in a junky bus.
The word hiked shows that this action happened in the past, so this would be the tense of the verb.
Answer: Hiked
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9.Preposition
10. Interjection(Probably)
