The correct answer is C. The evidence textual offers the information to build the main idea. It also means that they are connected but they are different. The main idea has no sense without textual evidence. So, The main idea became the main idea because of the lack of textual evidence or the lack of pieces of information for that.
Pets are reliable friends to owners needing companionship. Doctors need to consider that a pet is most likely to lower blood pressure and stress in a patient. Pets need to suffer from lack of attention and shelters can provide homes by partnering with those that use a pet.
Answer: B
Explanation: Dashes are similar to commas. Reading the sentences aloud can help to understand which one uses the correctly.
The first one.
Explanation:
In this first one, the author is pulling apart what the evidence means (analysing it).
In the 2nd, it is NOT analyzing a piece of evidence specifically, it's summarizes the point and says it's supported by the evidence. So, not analyzing.
In the 3rd, the author is applying it to the situation and explaining why it's important, which is different from analysis.
In the 4th, the author is offering an example as evidence, not analyzing a piece of evidence.
B. chicken and dumplings
It's because the 'chicken and dumplings' is renaming the noun 'meal' that is already there. Usually to find an appositive phrase, just look beside the noun and see if the sentence works without the words beside it.