Which of the following is a good fact to use when writing a persuasive essay on animal abuse?
a. according to my sister, many of the neighborhood animals have "gone missing over the past year."
b. everyone knows it's a crime to hurt an animal.
c. "seventy-five per cent of abused animals must be put down," stated the animal control officer.

Read the passage. (1) queen victoria of england remained in mourning for several years after the death of her husband, albert. (2) victoria did not like to be seen in public during that time. (3) she remained in seclusion in the palace and let her son, the prince of wales, represent her at most public functions. (4) she eventually returned to public life after prime minister benjamin disraeli persuaded her to do so. (5) upon her return, victoria showed concern for england’s poor and needy, which endeared her to her subjects. which is the most effective way to vary the sentence patterns in the passage? lengthen sentence 5. start sentences with different parts of speech. invert most of the sentences. combine sentences 3 and 4.