3. standards of living have fallen, polls still show the current government will win the next election. (a) Where (b) Because (c) Although

The correct answer is C. Although standards of living have fallen, polls still show the current government will win the next election.

Explanation:

The word although implies an expression by which a situation occurs that, despite the adverse antecedents, is generated in a surprising way.

Thus, for example, it shows that a result occurs despite not being sought: "although he did not train enough, the boxer won the fight".

Thus, this word functions grammatically as a breaking point between the antecedent and the result, clarifying that they are not logically linked.

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)

i think that the quotes in paragraph 11 contribute to the development of ideas because it provides a good reasoning of the central idea of the text.