Use the excerpt from the “Nelly Bly Undercover” article to answer the question. Which of the following would be an invalid inference to make about this excerpt? Getting committed proved rather easy, even if neither Bly nor her editors had a clear plan of getting her released once the story was filed. She took a room at a cheap boarding house, “Temporary Home for Females, No. 84 Second Avenue,” under the name Bly Brown and began questioning and imitating the women who seemed most insane to her. Soon enough, it was Bly who was deemed crazy. The matron of the house enlisted a few cops to escort Bly to the Essex Market Police Courtroom, where an impatient judge named Duffy pronounced her insane and ordered her to the famed insane ward at Bellevue Hospital, the city’s largest charitable hospital. (1 point) Responses People found it important to give the mentally insane a safe place to live. People found it important to give the mentally insane a safe place to live. People considered the mentally insane to be unable to determine their own status. People considered the mentally insane to be unable to determine their own status. Only someone who was medically qualified could declare someone mentally insane. Only someone who was medically qualified could declare someone mentally insane. The mentally insane were considered a danger to society

Answer 1

The invalid inference to make about the excerpt is: "Only someone who was medically qualified could declare someone mentally insane."

The excerpt implies that a judge declared Nelly Bly insane without any indication of a medical qualification, suggesting that legal authority alone was sufficient at that moment to make such a declaration. The other options can be inferred based on the context provided in the excerpt.

Answer 2

Use the sentence to answer the question. The leader’s infectious laugh spreads good cheer throughout his team, creating a jovial and amiable atmosphere. How does adding -ous to change infect to infectious change the word’s part of speech? (1 point) Responses It changes the verb infect to an adjective, infectious. It changes the verb infect to an adjective, infectious . It changes the noun infect to an adjective, infectious. It changes the noun infect to an adjective, infectious . It changes the verb infect to an adverb, infectious. It changes the verb infect to an adverb, infectious . It changes the adjective infect to a noun, infectious

Answer 3

The correct response is: It changes the verb infect to an adjective, infectious.

Adding "-ous" transforms the verb "infect" into the adjective "infectious."

Answer 4

Use the sentence to answer the question. After it had performed the duties that it had been created for, the company’s board voted to dissolve the committee once its term expired. Based on the context, which dictionary definition describes the meaning of dissolve? dissolve (də zolv’) v. absorbing of a solid by a liquid take apart or end an organization or arrangement fade or disappear fall into a behavior uncontrollably (1 point) Responses definition 1 definition 1 definition 2 definition 2 definition 3 definition 3 definition 4

Answer 5

Based on the context of the sentence, the correct definition of "dissolve" is: definition 2 - take apart or end an organization or arrangement.

This fits the context, as the board voted to end the committee.

Answer 6

Read the passage below: The animal, which roamed the seas 78-million years ago, is about 15-feet long — the length of a minibus — and bones indicate that the baby plesiosaur would have been as long as six feet when born. The finding, published in the online edition of the journal Science on Thursday, is definitive evidence that the giant sea creature gave birth to single, live offspring, rather than laying eggs, like most reptiles, says paleontologist and lead author F. Robin O’Keefe. This reproductive behavior also indicates that the animals were gregarious social creatures that cared for their young, similar to toothed whales or dolphins, according to the paper. “What is earth-shattering is that plesiosaurs are doing it differently than other reptiles,” O’Keefe said. “Instead of having lots of little babies, they’re having one big baby — a single, very large fetus.” Classify the word earth-shattering as denotative, connotative, or figurative. (1 point) Responses denotative denotative connotative connotative figurative

Answer 7

The word "earth-shattering" in this context is best classified as figurative.

While it has a literal meaning related to something that would cause the earth to shake, in this context, it is used metaphorically to indicate that the discovery is groundbreaking or significantly impactful.

Answer 8

Drag and drop the words into the correct locations. (2 points) Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse. Response area is the literal meaning of a word. Response area describes the feeling a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning

Answer 9

Based on the definitions provided:

• Response area for the literal meaning of a word: denotative
• Response area for the feeling a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning: connotative

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Answer 10

Which of these are the best places to find clues to the central idea of a passage? Select the two correct answers. (1 point) Responses the glossary the glossary the headings and subheadings the headings and subheadings the title the title the spelling of the author's name the spelling of the author's name the date of publication

Answer 11

The best places to find clues to the central idea of a passage are:

1. the headings and subheadings
2. the title

These elements often summarize or highlight the main themes and topics of a passage, providing insight into the central idea.