Never, i say, had a country so many openings to happiness as this. her setting out in life, like the rising of a fair morning, was unclouded and promising. her cause was good. her principles just and liberal. her temper serene and firm. her conduct regulated by the nicest steps, and everything about her wore the mark of honor.”

which statement best describes this excerpt?

most of the sentences contain comma splices.

it consists mostly of run-on sentences.

most of the sentences have a similar structure.

it consists mostly of sentences with varied structures

The statement that best describes this excerpt is "Most of the sentences have a similar structure".

Explanation: Most of the sentences that integrate this excerpt have a similar structure because all of them, except for the first one, begin with the determiner "her". Moreover, most of them have a noun as head of the subject. For example, in sentences 3, 4, 5 and 6, the heads are "cause", "principles", "temper" and "conduct" respectively. Furthermore, most of the sentences have a subject complement. In the case of sentence 2, 3, 4 and 5, the subject complements are "unclouded and promising", "good", "just and liberal" and "serene and firm" respectively. Therefore, the structure of most of the sentences in this excerpt is Subject + Verb + Subject Complement.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)