The principal objective of our booster club is to raise money for new marching band uniforms. which definition best readers find the correct meaning of principal in this sentence?

first, highest in rank or importance

the head of a school or organization

a sum of money

a rule of action or conduct

The answer on the quiz is A, first, highest in rank or importance.

The correct definition of principal in this sentence is "first, higest in rank or importance."

The words principal and principle are homophones are words that sound the same. All of these definitions would be appropriate for one of these homophones. However, in this sentence, the meaning is clearly the "first, highest in rank or importance." You could reword the sentence so that it reads, "The first objective of our booster club is to raise money for new marching band uniforms." The sentence makes sense.

on my last

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.