Answer: them
Explanation: Both the noun phrase "the Bensons" and the pronoun that we have to choose make up this sentence's complement, in which nouns take the role of object ("The favorites for the show" being the subject and "were" being the verb), therefore, the object form of the pronoun (them) must be used.
Answer:
(A) Downplays earlier attempts to explain the origins of a social prohibition.
Explanation:
In the given passage, the author presents a hypothesis concerning the various taboos regarding eating in front of someone who isn't. And in this hypothesis, the main emphasis was the limited nature of the food available for people.
The passage also reveals the author's belief that the attempts to explain in the past years regarding the taboos of eating are incomplete. If we are to consider the passage as valid, then we can safely assume that this taboo is mainly around where people have plenty, sometimes more than enough, to eat. And in developing the main idea of the passage, the author seems to downplay previous/ earlier attempts to provide any explanation of the origins of a social prohibition.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.
Global warming is the heating up of
Earth's climate. It is also called climate
change. Scientists think that it comes
from the fuel that people use. People
burn these fuels to make energy. Many
things from cars to lights run on this
energy.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
A Global warming is caused by the fuels people
B global warming is causing earth to run out of fuel
C earth’s climate can get very hot
D earth’s climate changes during the year
The correct answer is A. Global warming is caused by the fuels people.
Explanation
According to the paragraph, it can be inferred that its main idea is "A. Global warming is caused by the fuels people" cause the author first expresses the problem of global warming by saying that "Global warming is the heating up of Earth's climate. It is also called climate change "and later states the cause of this problem by saying that" Scientists think that it comes from the fuel that people use. People burn these fuels to make energy. Many things from cars to lights run on this energy ". Therefore, it can be said that the correct answer is A.