Answer:
The answer is<em> other people have created.</em>
Explanation:
Basically what we need to eliminate from this passage is a phrase that does not give us any specific and precise information.
<em>contemporary historian</em> - gives us information about his profession and specifies the part of the history he`s the most competent for.
<em>historical expertise</em> - gives us information about the kind of work he has published
<em>other people have created</em> - this phrase does not give us any information about who these people are, what is their profession or what is their expert level; it is mostly imprecise and unspecific
<em>monotonous historical essays</em> - again we have the information about the type of the paper published and its theme
Answer:
Timpani, the large drums featured in orchestras, originated more than 2000 years ago in ancient empires.
Explanation:
This is one way to add the description after the noun. It's called an "appositive phrase" Timpani=drums So there are two nouns in a row that refer to the same thing.
Another way:
Timpani, which are large drums featured in orchestras, originated more than 2000 years ago in ancient empires.
That's a relative clause. It substitutes the relative pronoun, 'which' for timpani, and keeps the verb, 'are.'
Paulsen spent most of his life in the wilderness of Minnesota, Alaska, and Canada, hunting since the age of 12. His first gun was a Remington single-shot bolt action .22 rifle. It meant he could aim carefully, because it took a long time to reload. As Paulsen’s family was poor, he had to hunt for food.
I believe the correct answer choice is option <u>D. I think that John is looking glum to me. </u>
An iambic sentence should have a total of ten syllables per line. Option C. has 7 syllables, Option A. has 11 syllables, and Option B. has 9 syllables.
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