An authors purpose is his or her reason for ___. A. writing B. noticing C. reading D. summarizing

A. Writing

Is the correct answer

In The Call of the Wild shows Buck’s begins his transformation from a newcomer with dog fight and ends with a dog fight when he becomes a sled dog. This is an example of ____________.

framed tale
narrative arc
exposition
bookends

Identify each of the following nouns. On the line provided, write COLL for collective noun or COMP for compound noun. Hint: One noun is both collective and compound. (image attached)

Write two or three sentences explaining how the narrator feels about the old man and why he decides to murder him in the story “The Tell-Tale Heart”

Fill in the blank with the correct choice:

Neither the CEO nor the trustees _____ the outcome of the vote.
A. know
B. to know
C. have known
D. are knowing

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Read the following paragraph. How does sentence 4 develop the main idea of the paragraph?


Gertrude Belle Elion was born on Jan. 23, 1918, in New York City.

She graduated from Hunter College in New York City with a degree in biochemistry in 1937.

Unable to obtain a graduate research position because she was a woman, she took a series of jobs, including lab assistant, chemistry and physics teacher in New York City high schools, and research chemist.

During this time she also took classes at New York University, where she earned a master's degree in 1941.

Because she could not devote herself to full-time studies, Elion never received a doctorate.

This sentence tells readers where she went to school for her doctorate degree.

This sentence shows Elion's determination and commitment to learn.

This sentence shows that Elion had to try many schools to get accepted into one.

This sentence proves the idea that Elion had to learn biochemistry in unusual ways.

Flamenco is a Spanish word that means "flamingo". It refers to a type of dance. This dance has been compared to a flamingo because of the way the dancer moves. He or she has rapid, loud foot movements, and one foot is off ground almost all the time. What is the author's purpose in the passage? A. to entertain B. to explain something C. To persuade D. to express thoughts

1. When the King has two different opinions about the cabbage, why does Ruffin agree both times? Use details from the story to support your answer.

2. What does the story show you about King Ajal’s character? Explain how the King changes from the beginning to the end of the story. Use examples from the story to support your answer.

3. Explain how the story’s events lead to the climax of the story. Use details from the story to support your answer.

(story attached)

Describe how Asher is different from Jonas.

Is electronic image good or bad? Explain why?

Find the best way to fix this grammatically incorrect sentence:
“In the nursery. After the spring rain. Smelled clean.”

A. In the nursery, after the spring rain, the nursery smelled clean.
B. The nursery smelled clean after the spring rain.
C. After the spring rain; the nursery smelled clean.
D. In the nursery, it smelled clean as a result of the spring rain.
E. The nursery, after the spring rain, smelled clean.

For example, in the “Introduction” to Bulfinch’s Mythology, Bulfinch writes:

The Greek poets believed the earth to be flat and circular, their own country occupying the middle of it, the central point being either Mount Olympus, the abode of the gods, or Delphi, so famous for its oracle.
What can be inferred by this information?

The Greeks didn’t travel far beyond their own region.
Ancient Greeks at the center of the map
The poets did not respect the gods as did the average person.
The gods were not all knowing.

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which rapper is better

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EMINEM
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Juice Wrld

Select the best topic sentence.

Did you know that the colorful rings of the Olympic flag were designed to unify the countries participating in the games?

Explain the colors of the rings on the Olympic flag.

Unifying countries designed the Olympic flag.

The colorful rings on the Olympic flag have symbolic meaning.

Complete the sentence below using the correct spelling word.

Working long days without rest tends to
some people.

Do you think that the government should limit the size of families in the community? Explain.

Type the spelling words that end in -ize, -ity, or -ive.

Ending in -ive:

Ending in -ize:

Ending in -ity:

What were some of the unusual aspects of how families were created in The Giver?

In each of the following sentences, identify the verb that are in parentheses as either transitive or intransitive. If it is transitive, identify its direct object.

1. I (played) chess with George.
2. She (walked) to school.
3. Jess (bought) a new suit.
4. Did you (see) the cat jump over the fence?
5. I (wrote) the monthly report for my company.

Type the correct vocabulary word in the blank.

A single story house with a white picket fence and a wooden door could be described as
.

Type the correct vocabulary word in the blank.

If I understand something, I
it.

Which of the following vocabulary words refer to family relationships? Select all that apply.

yourselves
crises
children
brethren
brothers
sheaves

Combine this sentence: Law student studied hard. She passed her exam.

A. Since the law student studied, she passed her exam.
B. As a result of the exam, the law student studied hard.
C. Because he studied hard, he passed it.
D. As a result of the law student studying hard; she passed her exam.
E. Law student studied hard, she passed her exam.

Which of the following most likely functions as the resolution in a story?

A) I will give you a chance to explain yourself if you will please stop kicking that chair, young man.

B) I looked sadly into the eyes of my newfound furry friend and bid him a fond farewell.

C) It would be a long time before I would ever want to set foot in a boat again.

D) Waves splashed quietly against the pillars of the dock, lapping against broken oysters and barnacles.

Why does the narrator say, “the disease had sharpened my senses, not destroyed, not dulled them”?

How did the character feel when he was abandoned?
This is an example of what type of question?

inferential
evaluative
figurative
literal

Which of the following means "make"? A. -lan B. -or C. -fy D. -ent

List all of the vocabulary words that contain -traction plus a prefix. Make sure you use correct spelling.

Find the best way to fix this grammatically incorrect sentence:
“In the nursery. After the spring rain. Smelled clean.”

A. In the nursery, after the spring rain, the nursery smelled clean.
B. The nursery smelled clean after the spring rain.
C. After the spring rain; the nursery smelled clean.
D. In the nursery, it smelled clean as a result of the spring rain.
E. The nursery, after the spring rain, smelled clean.

Which of the following vocabulary words are pronouns that directly refer to selves? Select all that apply.

ourselves
yourselves
shelves
halves
themselves

Select the item that is not a form of nonfiction.

Compare/contrast
Chronological
Petrarchan
Problem/solution