Appeals to ____ were common in colonial era rhetoric because so many people believe in rationalism

Which group of words in the sentence is a prepositional phrase? A mother duck and her ducklings swam under the wooden bridge and then crossed the dirt trail.

A.
under the wooden bridge

B.
the dirt trail

C.
a mother duck and her ducklings

D.
then crossed

Which sentence uses an adverb of manner? A.
I've read this book before.

B.
Many riders screamed excitedly as the roller coaster went down the hill.

C.
The family washes the boat frequently.

D.
Yes, beautiful gardens are planted throughout.

Choose the sentence in which the italicized pronoun agrees in number with its italicized antecedent or antecedents. A. The waiter refilled their glasses as they emptied it. B. Mary and Jill won't eat her vegetables. C. The boys want their dessert now. D. Maureen called the children for his meal.

Why would a protrunding branch block the view from the window ?

Read the excerpt from the introduction to Eleven Years in the Rocky Mountains and Life on the Frontier by Frances Fuller Victor below and think about what prejudices Frances Fuller Victor includes in her account.In short, the Indians were not without their grievances; and from barbarous ignorance and wrong on one side, and intelligent wrong-doing on the other, together with the misunderstandings likely to arise between two entirely distinct races, grew constantly a thousand abuses, which resulted in a deadly hostility between the two.
What words indicate Victor's tone toward the Native Americans and the European settlers?
A. entirely distinct
B. grew constantly
C. barbarous ignorance
D. grievances and misunderstandings

Martha: Careful—he might walk in any minute.