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Question

A New Restaurant in Shanghai

American Chinese food is not really Chinese. That's not something the average American would know. But in the middle of Shanghai, China, the difference is quite obvious. When fellow business graduates Fung Lam and Dave Rossi launched their restaurant Fortune Cookie in 2013, the locals didn't know what to think. But American ex-patriates loved it!

How is the idea that "American Chinese food is not really Chinese" introduced in this paragraph?

A. by sharing an anecdote about American Chinese food in China
B. by offering a compare and contrast between American Chinese food and actual Chinese food
C. by giving examples of American Chinese food
D. by offering first hand accounts from Chinese people about their feelings toward American Chinese food

Answer 1

The idea that "American Chinese food is not really Chinese" is introduced in the paragraph primarily through:

B. by offering a compare and contrast between American Chinese food and actual Chinese food.

The passage contrasts the perceptions of American diners versus local Chinese diners regarding American Chinese food, illustrating the differences between the two.

Answer 2

Identify two (2) passages that are correctly punctuated.

A. Because their response to changes in the environment is simply that, a response. animals cannot be relied upon to predict natural disasters, there is no proven pattern of behavioral responses that could allow humans to prepare for disasters.
B. Because their response to changes in the environment is simply that, a response; animals cannot be relied upon to predict natural disasters; there is no proven pattern of behavioral responses that could allow humans to prepare for disasters.
C. Because their response to changes in the environment is simply that, a response, animals cannot be relied upon to predict natural disasters; there is no proven pattern of behavioral responses that could allow humans to prepare for disasters.
D. Because their response to changes in the environment is simply that - a response. animals cannot be relied upon to predict natural disasters there is no proven pattern of behavioral responses that could allow humans to prepare for disasters.
E. Because their response to changes in the environment is simply that, a response, animals cannot be relied upon to predict natural disasters. There is no proven pattern of behavioral responses that could allow humans to prepare for disasters.

Answer 3

The two passages that are correctly punctuated are:

B. Because their response to changes in the environment is simply that, a response; animals cannot be relied upon to predict natural disasters; there is no proven pattern of behavioral responses that could allow humans to prepare for disasters.

E. Because their response to changes in the environment is simply that, a response, animals cannot be relied upon to predict natural disasters. There is no proven pattern of behavioral responses that could allow humans to prepare for disasters.

Both passages correctly use punctuation to separate ideas and clauses.