Read the excerpt from "Challenging Explorations:" Explorers made these treacherous voyages for three main reasons: religion, wealth, and competition. These voyages of discovery began in the eleventh century.

Which of the following sentence paraphrases this excerpt correctly?

A Explorers made these difficult voyages for three main reasons: religion, wealth, and competition.
B These treacherous voyages of discovery began in the eleventh century where explorers searched for religion, wealth, and competition.
C In the eleventh century, explorers embarked on difficult voyages in search of religion, wealth, and competition.
D Religion, wealth, and competition are three examples of that explorers searched for.

Select the choice which features correct pronoun-antecedent agreement. es a) both of the boys had his shoes on. b) both of the boys had its shoes on. 9) neither of the boys had his shoes on. d) neither of the boys had their shoes on.

Which of the following best demonstrate a strong conflict? a. catherine enjoyed painting, and was able to practice her art every tuesday. b. leanne loved camping, but it was a lot of work. she had to start gathering her supplies weeks before the big trip. c. kate wanted to be a fitness instructor. she worked hard to become a certified aerobics teacher. d. russell knew that if he did not get a good grade on his test, then he would fail the class and not be allowed to graduate.

Judy blume's career as an american writer spans four decades and includes many literary awards. she is most famous for her novels geared toward pre-teens. one notable example is tales of a fourth-grade nothing. however, blume also has had success writing for an adult audience. three of her novels for adults reached the new york times best-seller list. in a 2008 interview blume remarked, "i have so many stories left to tell! " by that time she had written nearly 30 novels. judy blume is an exceptionally talented and productive american author. which of the following statements supports the main idea in this paragraph? blume only publishes books that she expects will win awards. blume prefers to write novels for adults rather than pre-teens. blume has had an extremely and uncommonly long writing career. blume is a gifted writer who can write for children as well as adults.