Answer:
B. issues
I am assuming the underlined word is "pitfalls" !
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5. In the second paragraph (lines 9–14), the speaker makes which of the following claims about the British response to the colonists?
A. By deploying their fleets, the British have shown their willingness to listen to and negotiate with the colonists.
B. When the colonists insisted on challenging the British monarch, the king had no choice but to send troops in response.
C. With their acceptance of British assurances, the colonists have relinquished any hope of staving off the British military.
D. Due to their insistence on remaining in good standing with the British, the colonists ushered in British military occupation.
E. Through their militaristic response, the British have shifted the confrontation away from diplomacy and toward war.
Answer:
B. When the colonists insisted on challenging the British monarch, the king had no choice but to send troops in response.
Explanation:
aaaaa it just makes the most sense!
"Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with
those warlike preparations. . ." This is saying there are warlike preparations (the king sending troops) are a reception to petition comports (a challenge to the British Monarchy)
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41.The writer is considering adding the following sentence after sentence 1.
Yet some of the most historically significant, world-changing documents were written in cursive, including the US Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Magna Carta.
Should the writer make this addition?
A. Yes, because the sentence includes descriptive language and specific details that engage the audience and focus them on the topic.
B. Yes, because the sentence implies the historical significance of the argument on which the passage is focused.
C. Yes, because the sentence engages the audience with a personal observation from the writer of the passage.
D. No, because the sentence lists examples that are irrelevant to a modern audience and would likely confound them.
E. No, because the sentence contradicts the evidence presented in the previous sentence and negates the main claim.
Answer:
D. No, because the sentence lists examples that are irrelevant to a modern audience and would likely confound them.