Which statement from the passage BEST supports the author's belief that threats to the natural world are rising?
A) According to the plan, one thing state and local leaders should do is properly care for parks, forests, rivers, mountains, and wildlife.
B) Also, big companies clear two million acres of American land each year to make room for homes and businesses.
C) By spending time in the great outdoors, people can see the natural wonders America has to offer.
D) Today's children spend about half as much time outside as their parents once did.

The correct option is B)  Also, big companies clear two million acres of American land each year to make room for homes and businesses.

Explanation:

The clearing of natural lands causes a wide threat to the natural world. Many species lose their habitat as a result of clearing land. Some of these species might not be able to survive on other lands and hence come to the verge of extinction. Many species in the past have become endangered due to human activities such as cutting down of forests or removing lands for grazing of animals. Hence, the correct option is B.

A couplet, in the context of a Shakespearean sonnet i

These are series of lines which are fourteen in number and were a major part of Shakespeare's poems.

With this in mind, a couplet in the context of Shakespearean sonnet is the one which are the final two lines as they contain series of lines but the couplet are found at the end of the lines.

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