Read the passage.

(1) edgar allan poe wrote the short story “the tell-tale heart.” (2) poe wrote the story in 1843. (3) in the story, a man is haunted by an old man’s eye. (4) he thinks it looks like the eye of a vulture. (5) we soon learn that the haunted man has a mysterious disease. (6) the disease has made the man insane. (7) he does not know it. (8) for seven nights, he sneaks into the old man’s room. (9) he watches the sleeping man. (10) i will not tell you what happens next because i do not want to spoil the story for you.
which is the most effective way to combine sentences (6) and (7)?

a. the disease has made the man insane he does not know it.
b. making the man insane, the disease is not known by him.
c. the disease has made the man insane, but he does not know it.
d. not known by him, the disease has made the man insane.

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1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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