Read the following excerpt from a narrative about working in an animal shelter:

Lindsey couldn’t wait for her first shift at the Animal Rescue Society. She loved animals more than anything else. She loved the fluffy fur on a kitten’s stomach. She loved the click-click-click of puppy toenails on a tile floor. She even loved the scent of the woody chips that covered the floors of gerbil cages.

What purpose do descriptive details in this excerpt serve?

A.
They describe a series of events in Lindsey’s first day at the Animal Rescue Society.
B.
They give the reader insight into why Lindsey wants to work at the Animal Rescue Society.
C.
They paint a lifelike picture of the Animal Rescue Society, which is the main setting for the narrative.
D.
They create tension by slowing down the pace of events during Lindsey’s first day at the Animal Rescue Society.

1) earth's crust is made up of relatively rigid plates that ride atop earth's hot, semiliquid mantle. (2) the plates are called tectonic because they're in constant motion. (3) they can move because earth's mantle is a very hot and semiliquid fluid called magma. (4) volcanoes are a result of magma rising up or erupting through a plate, particularly where plate boundaries are moving against each other. (5) also, when plates slide against each other, causing friction along adjacent plate boundaries, earthquakes frequently occur. (6) therefore, we often find volcanoes and earthquakes along plate boundaries. (7) plates may also collide. (8) when that happens, mountain ranges are formed. (9) for example, the collision of the plate carrying the indian subcontinent created the himalayan mountains when it collided with the asian plate. which statement about this paragraph is accurate?

In saying that 11: 30 am was in the small hours of the morning, bertie is using

Which of the following is the original meaning of the word college? a. an independent institution of higher learning offering a course of general studies leading to a bachelor’s degree b. a building used for an educational or religious purpose c. a group of persons considered by law to be a unit d. a body of clergy, living together and supported by a foundation