Read the passage. (1) alfred i ruled england for nearly 20 years. (2) he ruled from a. d. 871 to 899. (3) he is known as alfred the great. (4) he deserves that title. (5) alfred firmly believed in the importance of education. (6) he showed that belief by building schools. (7) he also invited scholars to his court. (8) alfred had the scholars translate books from latin into anglo saxon, the common language of his subjects. (9) in fact, alfred himself translated some important works. (10) he was well versed in latin. (11) he had studied it. which is the most effective way to combine sentences 6 and 7? he showed that belief by school building, but he also invited scholars to his court. he showed that belief by building schools while he also invited scholars to his court. he showed that belief by building schools and inviting scholars to his court. he showed that belief by building schools, yet scholars also were invited to his court.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is a taste we all want, a taste we all crave. people throughout the planet everywhere have been willing to do anything, anything at all, to get that touch of sweetness. we even know exactly how thrilling it was to taste sugar for the first time. when the lewis and clark expedition met up with the shoshone, who had little previous contact with old world products, sacagawea gave a tiny piece of sugar to a chief. he loved it, saying it was "the best thing he had ever tasted." sugar created a hunger, a need, which swept from one corner of the world to another, bringing the most terrible misery and destruction, but then, too, the most inspiring ideas of liberty. sugar changed the world. we begin that story with a man who could never know enough. how does the conclusion of the prologue support the authors’ purpose? select two options. it introduces the topic that will be addressed next. it provides information about the authors. it states why the topic is relevant to readers. it cites sources the authors used in the text. it explains how the authors came to study the subject.