Read the excerpt from Silent Spring. There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings. The town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms, with fields of grain and hillsides of orchards where, in spring, white clouds of bloom drifted above the green fields. In autumn, oak and maple and birch set up a blaze of color that flamed and flickered across a backdrop of pines. Which phrases in the excerpt best support the author’s purpose of creating a positive image of a town? Select five options. heart of America live in harmony with its surroundings lay in the midst hillsides of orchards in autumn blaze of color prosperous farms
The phrases in the excerpt that best support the author's purpose of creating a positive image of a town are:
1. heart of America
2. live in harmony with its surroundings
3. hillsides of orchards
4. in spring, white clouds of bloom
5. prosperous farms
The phrases that best support the author's purpose of creating a positive image of a town are:
1. heart of America
2. live in harmony with its surroundings
3. checkerboard of prosperous farms
4. hillsides of orchards
5. blaze of color