Question

select the correct text in the passage.
which portion of the text best develops the idea that the swamp is forever changed by all the man-made activity?
(2) then a ditch, in reality a canal, was dredged across the north end through, my best territory, and that carried the water to the wabash river until oil men could enter the swamp. from that time the wealth they drew to the surface constantly materialized in macadamized roads, cosy homes, and big farms of unsurpassed richness, suitable for growing onions, celery, sugar beets, corn and potatoes, as repeatedly has been explained in everything i have written of the place. now, the limberlost exists only in ragged spots and patches, but so rich was it in the beginning that there is yet a wealth of work for a lifetime remaining to me in these, and river thickets. i ask no better hunting grounds for birds, moths, and flowers.

Explanation:

This portion contrasts the original full, rich Limberlost swamp with its current fragmented state, directly showing permanent change from human activities like dredging, oil extraction, and farming.

Answer:

Now, the Limberlost exists only in ragged spots and patches, but so rich was it in the beginning that there is yet a wealth of work for a lifetime remaining to me in these, and river thickets.