The answer choices are spelling rules about what to do before adding suffixes to a base word that ends in a consonant. Identify the rule that would be applied to the word below. drop + -ed

Do not double the final consonant if the suffix begins with a consonant.
If a base word ends in more than one consonant, just add the suffix without changes.
If a base word has three or more syllables, do not double the final consonant.
If a base word has only one syllable and ends in one consonant, double the final consonant.
If a base word ending in one consonant has two syllables, and the first syllable gets the accent, do not double the final consonant.
If a base word ending in one consonant has two syllables, and the second syllable gets the accent, double the final consonant.

Read the excerpts from “take the tortillas out of your poetry” and “speaking arabic.” my friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. he took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of spanish, english, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. in other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry. at a neighborhood fair in texas, somewhere between the german oom-pah sausage stand and the mexican gorditas booth, i overheard a young man say to his friend, “i wish i had a heritage. sometimes i feel—so lonely for one.” and the tall american trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head. which best states how the structures of both excerpts support ideas about cultural diversity? each incorporates non-english words. each incorporates academic words. each incorporates offensive words. each incorporates nonsense words.