Most of Steinbeck's work is set in southern<span> and </span>central California<span>, particularly in the </span>Salinas Valley<span> and the </span>California Coast Ranges<span> region. His works frequently explored the themes of fate and injustice, especially as applied to downtrodden or </span>every man protagonists<span>.</span>
The coach is the subject. the word purchased is the action verb. and have is a linking verb. :)
The rhetorical technique most used in this excerpt is shift.
Answer: Option D.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Shift is one of the most commonly used rhetorical techniques. In this kind of rhetorical technique, the author of the passage changes the tone or the tone of the writing of the passage within a piece. This kind of rhetorical device is used when there has to be shift in the focus of the theme of the passage or there is change in the language according to the change in the scene.
In this passage also the author makes use of this rhetorical device while talking about the different scenes and events.
<em>The Earth probably compares in orbital speed to other planets because;</em>
A. The Earth moves faster than the planets that are farther from the sun.
<u>This is because Kepler's second law says that on its orbit, a planet will sweep equal areas in equal amounts of time. </u>
<u>Thus means that when the Earth is closer to the Sun, it's moving faster than when it is farther away.</u>