Question

read the excerpts from speeches by president barack obama and president donald trump. which of these statements contain examples of tricolons? choose three correct answers. passage 1: and when each new wave of immigrants arrived, they faced resistance from those who were already here. they faced hardship. they faced racism. they faced ridicule. but over time, as they went about their daily lives, as they earned a living, as they raised a family, as they built a community, as their kids went to school here, they did their part to build a nation. - president barack obama \our obligation is to serve, protect, and defend\ \they did their part to build a nation\ \to any in congress who do not believe we should enforce our laws\ \that loses their jobs, their income, or their loved one\ \as they earned a living as they raised a family, as they built a community as their kids went to school here\ \they faced hardship they faced racism they faced ridicule\

Explanation:

A tricolon is a series of three parallel words, phrases, or clauses. "our obligation is to serve, protect, and defend" has three parallel verbs. "as they earned a living, as they raised a family, as they built a community as their kids went to school here" has three parallel clauses starting with "as". "They faced hardship. They faced racism. They faced ridicule" has three parallel independent - clauses.

Answer:

"our obligation is to serve, protect, and defend", "as they earned a living, as they raised a family, as they built a community as their kids went to school here", "They faced hardship. They faced racism. They faced ridicule"