Which statement best explains the rhetorical device Dr. King uses in paragraph 45 and its effect? (Look up words you that are unfamiliar to be sure you choose the best answer. Remember, these words relate to literature.)

a. the logical use of appeals conveys dr. kings wish for better treatment

b. the repeated use of parallelism imparts dr. kings mounting outrage

c. the consistent use of overstatement emphasizes dr. kings observations

d. the forceful use of antithesis suggests dr. kings hope for societal change

From his studies of coptic, champollion knew that the egyptian word for "sun" was pronounced rah. he wrote down the first two letters of that sound, ra. next he put a question mark for the unknown middle hieroglyph. then, at the end, he wrote ss, the sound of the last two hieroglyphs. he studied the combination: ra ? ss. suddenly he remembered a famous pharaoh whose name appeared in ancient greek chronicles and also in the biblical book of exodus: rameses, or ramesses. could this be a hieroglyphic representation of ramesses' name? based on the excerpt, what detail did champollion need to conclude that the hieroglyphics might represent ramesses’s name?

Which of these can an adverbial clause modify?

Dogs make wonderful pets because they us stay happy and healthy. the topic sentence is "dogs make wonderful pets." , is this correct? i keep doubting myself.