Read the following excerpt.

the journalist spent a year researching the foreign government's sanctions. finally, it was time to synthesize all of the relevant information that he had learned. his editor asked him to write a comprehensive article for the first piece in the series that was sure to win awards, inform the public, and elicit significant change in foreign policy.

using the context, the word "comprehensive" means

scandalous

lengthy

complete

understandable

Read these sentences from the first section of the article. because of this novel characteristic which singles out washington from other cities, coupled with the fact that the trees are now in full splendor, a short history of their appearance in the capital city is of interest. the first cherry trees were planted in washington by mrs. taft's request on april 4, 1909, just a month after she first made her home in the white house. what is the most likely reason why cobb includes these sentences in the first section? a- to establish himself as a credible authority on the topic of cherry trees b- to state the central idea and begin the narrative of how the trees arrived in washington, d.c. c- to create a sensory image for readers who are not familiar with cherry trees d- to build suspense as to how so many cherry trees arrived in washington, d.c.

What is the metaphor used for captain beatty? what is he being compared to?

Read the sentence. bose ikard, a former slave, managed one of the largest thriving ranches in texas. which is the verb of the sentence? managed thriving a former slave bose ikard