Identify the correctly punctuated sentence. a. "the reporter noted that her [sonia sotomayor's] nomination to the supreme court was a first for latina women." b. "the reporter noted that sotomayor' to the supreme court was a first for latina women." c. "the reporter noted that her—(sonia sotomayor's)—nomination to the supreme court was a first for latina women." d. "the reporter noted that, her, sonia sotomayor's, nomination to the supreme court was a first for latina women."

The correctly punctuated sentence is A."The reporter noted that her [Sonia Sotomayor's] nomination to the Supreme Court was a first for Latina women."

Unlike other sentences, this sentence is correct because it uses the correct punctuation of square brackets [...].

Square brackets are mainly utilized for academic writing. Herein, the author uses to provide additional information, to fix the mistake or to the emphasis upon something.

In the above sentence, the author uses the name Sonia Sotomayor's in square bracklets, to provide additional information to whom 'her' is referring to.

the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.

what are the phrases to choose from?