Read the following sentence.

the busy mother of four rushed to the grocery store to buy supplies to make dinner.

in the sentence, the underlined words serve as a/an phrase.

a. prepositional
b. participial
c. absolute
d. infinitive

This is a set of words that begins with a preposition.

Which of the following factors most consistently contributes to the speaker’s believability? a the age and experience of the speaker b the physical environment in which the speech is delivered c the sincerity, knowledge, and trustworthiness of the speaker d the position of the thesis statement in the speech

In at least two paragraphs, discuss the differences between the principles of republicanism and democracy. explain whether you think the united states is more of a republic or a democracy. refer to at least one example from the constitution. (10 points)