How does the author develop troy’s point of view about his mother?
a by mentioning that she insists he leave the house and that he skateboards all around town, the author develops troy’s point of view that his mother wants him to be independent.
b by mentioning how she tries to make a friend for troy at the museum and that she wants to meet the friends he’ll be joining for pizza, the author develops troy’s point of view that his mother can be annoying.
c by mentioning that his mother talks with strangers at the museum and introduces herself to the parents of troy’s potential teammates, the author develops troy’s point of view that his mother is friendly.
d by mentioning that she wants him to try out for the baseball team and that she brings extra water to the tryouts, the author develops troy’s point of view that his mother cares too much about baseball.

a conclusion based on evidence is an example of a. inference

churchill's serious tone makes it seem as though he is giving bad news rather than rallying support.

1. the relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent- reference

reference refers to the relationship between mainly pronoun and another unit of grammar- noun phrase or noun.

2. a singular noun naming a collection or group- collective noun.

collective noun refers to the kind of noun which refer to the name of people, thing or anything in collective. for instance bundle of sticks, herein 'bundle' is collective noun.  

3. a modifying clause whose subject and/or verb is implied- elliptical clause

it is a clause in which words are being left out. on the other hand, the missing word is understood due to the logic or pattern of the sentence.  

4. two or more nouns and/or pronouns serving the same grammatical function and followed by a pronoun that references one or all nouns- compound antecedent

compound antecedent refers to which is made up of two or more words which are joined by 'or' or 'and.'

5. an adjective clause introduced by a pronoun- relative clause.

relative clauses are the clauses which begin with the relative pronouns such as when, where, which, that or who. the noun that precedes, relative pronouns identify or define that noun.  

6. the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers- antecedent.

antecedents refers to the phrases, clauses or words which are replaced with one of the third personal pronouns.