Which is true about supporting details? a.) nothing which details provide essential support to an authors main idea is an important study skill b.)unimportant details are those that provide facts and statistics related to the main idea c.) essential details may or may not be support to the texts main idea d.) when evaluating text, you should not pay attention to irrelevant or questionable details

Proofread the passage and identify the spelling and punctuation errors. no one knows the exect cause of diabetes. most people who get type 2 diabetes are older, but now younger people are being diagnosed with it. like many young people, you are probably thinking, "why should i be concerned about diabetes? " the truth is that both the center for disease control and the american diabetes association are quite alarmed about the increase in type 2 diabetes among young people. information gathered in the 1990s showed a rapid increase in type 2 diabetes in children. during the 2000s, this trend is continue. scientists who study diabetes are finding that 85 percent of the children who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight. but that is just one reason for the increase. children are at risk for type 2 diabetes if they are inactive, have a family history of diabetes, or are from african american, american indian, or asian american families.

Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization?

Which of the following statements is a claim of definition?