Select the statement that BEST expresses the main idea.

Responses

a. Under certain conditions the coyote is helpful to man.
a. Under certain conditions the coyote is helpful to man.

c. Modern ranchers would no sooner shoot coyotes than they would shoot dogs.
c. Modern ranchers would no sooner shoot coyotes than they would shoot dogs.

d. The coyote usually prefers rabbits and other rodents to sheep and poultry.
d. The coyote usually prefers rabbits and other rodents to sheep and poultry.

b. The coyote is feared because of his fondness for small animals

b. The coyote is feared because of his fondness for small animals.