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? Check all that apply.

heart of America
live in harmony
with its surroundings
lay in the midst
hillsides of orchards
in autumn
blaze of color
backdrop of pines

The phrases in the excerpt best support the author’s purpose of creating a positive image of a town are: live in harmony, with its surroundings, hillsides of orchards, a blaze of color, backdrop of pines. Therefore, (2) (3) (5) (7) (8) are the correct options.

What is Harmony?

Harmony means two things. one is when people are singing together in tune and the other is when people live peacefully and cordially together.

The author tries to portray a positive image of the town by the phrases :

live in harmony,
with its surroundings,
hillsides of orchards,
a blaze of color,
backdrop of pines

Therefore, (2) (3) (5) (7) (8) are the correct options.

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