put a/an or the where necessary. help me plzz 1) She met ___ police at the station. 2) Have you had __ dinner yet?

Which of the following best states the purpose of an import quota? a. to prevent a budget deficit. b. to reduce competition from foreign producers. c. to increase the gross domestic product. d. to lower taxes and limit government spending

Read this excerpt from holes. a patrol car pulled alongside him. a policeman asked him why he was running. then he took the shoes and made a call on his radio. shortly thereafter, stanley was arrested. it turned out the sneakers had been stolen from a display at the homeless shelter. that evening rich people were going to come to the shelter and pay a hundred dollars to eat the food that the poor people ate every day for free. clyde livingston, who had once lived at the shelter when he was younger, was going to speak and sign autographs. his shoes would be auctioned, and it was expected that they would sell for over five thousand dollars. all the money would go to the homeless. why does sachar include this description of the shoes in the flashback? a.to show where the shoes came from b.to show how valuable the shoes were c.to reveal why stanley was arrested d.to give background on the homeless shelter

In 2–3 complete sentences, thoroughly explain the protagonist's main motivation or goal in "the rules of the game"? what does the protagonist want? provide at least two specific details from the text to support your analysis of the protagonist's motivation or goal.