rules of Linking words

If linking words start a sentence, they are followed by a comma. When they are used to connect two clauses, a semi-colon is used at the end of the first clause, and a comma is often used after the linking word(s).

what is the most interesting part of a story
Eg:- plot,setting,theme​

How is voice different from point of view?

Select the correct answer.
In this excerpt from the poem "Thanatopsis" by William Cullen Bryant, what is the meaning of the word infant?

Yet not to thine eternal resting-place
Shalt thou retire alone, nor couldst thou wish
Couch more magnificent. Thou shalt lie down
With patriarchs of the infant world -- with kings,
The powerful of the earth -- the wise, the good,
Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past,
All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills

A.
developing
B.
past
C.
emerging
D.
budding
E.
new

Read the excerpt from activist cesar Chavez 1984 address to the commonwealth club of San Francisco. Which ideas from the excerpt would be most appropriate to include in a summary ?select two options

I MET a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert ... Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage [face] lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which still survive, stamped on these lifeless things.
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal these words appear
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Which of the following sentences best describes the dramatic irony in the poem?
The traveler knows he will see the statue in the desert.
The traveler knows who the king was.
The audience knows the traveler has seen the statue in the desert
The audience knows the boastful king's power did not last.

What is the narrator relationship to Maggie?

Can you give me a example of creative simile please

Directions: Read the given questions carefully. Choose the letter of your answer and write it on the space before the number.

1. With varying success, many women around the world today struggle for equal rights. Historically, women have achieved greater equality with men during periods of social adversity. What feature of academic writing is evident in this statement?
A. Clear and Limited Focus
B. Logical Structure
C. Evidence - Based Arguments
D. Impersonal Tone

2. Social studies classes focus on the complexity of our social environment. The subject combines the study of history and the social sciences and promotes skills in citizenship. What feature of academic writing is manifested in the paragraph?
А. Clear and Limited Focus
B. Logical Structure
C. Evidence - Based Arguments
D. Impersonal Tone

3. Infant studies indicate that humans are born with an innate love of sweets. Based on statistics, a lot of people in Great Britain must be smiling because on average, every man, woman and child in that country consumes 95 pounds of sugar each year. What feature of academic writing is manifested in the paragraph?
А. Clear and Limited Focus
B. Logical Structure
C. Evidence - Based Arguments
D. Impersonal Tone

4. What feature of academic text states that each sentence and paragraph must logically connects to the next in order to present a clear argument?
A. Clear and Limited Focus
B. Logical Structure
C. Evidence - Based Arguments
D. Impersonal Tone

5. While most people think of dogs as pets, some dogs are bred and trained specifically for certain types of work. The bloodhound's acute sense of smell and willing personality make it ideal for tracking people missing in the woods. What does the second sentence do?
А. It makes a contrast
В. It states an effect
C. It draws a conclusion
D. It restate the idea found in the first​

Match the items.The task is to match the lettered items with the correct numbered items. Appearing below is a list of lettered items. Following that is a list of numbered items. Each numbered item is followed by a drop-down. Select the letter in the drop down that best matches the numbered item with the lettered alternatives.

a. Thesis
b. Bridge
c. Memorable Idea
d. Hook
e. Habitat for Humanity
f. History
g. 5

1. This essay will be _______ paragraphs in length.
2. A ______ will engage the reader and draw them into the essay.
3. A _________ is the main idea of the essay.
4. A ________ transitions from the hook to the thesis.
5. A ___________ is oftentimes emotional so that the reader remembers what you wrote.
6. The first body paragraph topic will be on the __________ of your organization.
7. _____________ was the example organization explained in the video.

How does Dickens use language here to create sympathy for Pip?
The first paragraph tells us how Pip got his name. Why do you think Dickens does this?

Mathematics ......my father's favorite subject . a. were b. will c. was d.are​

Read the passage below from "Marigolds" and answer the question.

I had Indeed lost my mind, for all the smoldering emotions of that summer swelled In me and burst-the great
need for my mother who was never there, the hopelessness of our poverty and degradation, the
bewilderment of being neither child nor woman and yet both at once, the fear unleashed by my father's tears.
And these feelings combined in one great Impulse toward destruction.

Based on the passage above, which of the following themes are evident in the story?

loss of innocence

good overcomes evil

value of family

love and sacrifice

Which phrase best describes how flash fiction writers use pacing to manipulate time?
They hint at something that will happen later.
They spend more time on important events or scenes. They describe an event from before the story began. They leave out some stages of the story’s plot.

he birds of the sea joined together to save the woman and they broke her fall. The great sea turtle floated in the ocean and received the woman on his back without harm. The frightened woman looked around and all she could see was water and sky. She felt helpless, but the animals were determined to save her. She told them that if they could find some soil, she could plant the roots from the Great Tree that were still tangled in her hands.

Based on the animals' behavior toward the woman, it is reasonable to conclude that the animals
were frightened by a creature they had never seen.
felt compassion for the woman because she was scared.
were hoping to live on land that the woman would create.
wanted the roots from the sacred Great Tree.

He is as tall as you. (negative)

Read this passage.

“There is a look about you,” he said. “It lies in your eyes and the mark is on your face. What is it?”
“Would you not grieve too,” I said, “if the woman who gave you birth was no more than a handful of dust?”
“It is not that alone. The hurt is of longer standing. Why do you lie?”
I looked up and his eyes were on me.
Surely, I thought, my mother has told him, for he knows; but as if he guessed my thoughts he shook his head.
“No, I do not know. Tell me.”
I held back. He was a foreigner, and although I no longer stood in awe of him, still the secret had been long locked up in my breast and would not come out easily. “I have no sons,” I said at last, heavily. “Only one child, a girl."

Why is the narrator at first unable to state what troubles her?


She is unsure of what troubles her.

She is too grieved by the death of her mother to speak.

The man questioning her is a foreigner.

She is too awestruck to speak.

THE VOYAGES OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE
By Hugh Lofting

Chapter 1: The Cobbler's Son
My name was Tommy Stubbins, son of Jacob Stubbins, the cobbler of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh; and I was nine and a half years old. At that time Puddleby was only quite a small town. A river ran through the middle of it; and over this river there was a very old stone bridge, called Kingsbridge, which led you from the market-place on one side to the churchyard on the other.

Sailing-ships came up this river from the sea and anchored near the bridge. I used to go down and watch the sailors unloading the ships upon the river-wall. The sailors sang strange songs as they pulled upon the ropes; and I learned these songs by heart. And I would sit on the river-wall with my feet dangling over the water and sing with the men, pretending to myself that I too was a sailor.

For I longed always to sail away with those brave ships when they turned their backs on Puddleby Church and went creeping down the river again, across the wide lonely marshes to the sea. I longed to go with them out into the world to seek my fortune in foreign lands—Africa, India, China and Peru! When they got round the bend in the river and the water was hidden from view, you could still see their huge brown sails towering over the roofs of the town, moving onward slowly—like some gentle giants that walked among the houses without noise. What strange things would they have seen, I wondered, when next they came back to anchor at Kingsbridge! And, dreaming of the lands I had never seen, I'd sit on there, watching till they were out of sight.

Which of the following best summarizes the main point of the plot as presented in the excerpt of "The Cobbler's Son"? (6 points)

Tommy had little hope of escaping his quiet life.
Tommy learned strange songs from sailors in his youth.
Tommy hoped to live a life of adventure in his youth.
Tommy lived in a quaint, small village in his youth.

The underlined part of the sentence is a

restrictive phrase.
nonrestrictive phrase.
restrictive clause.
nonrestrictive clause.

In the poem above, to what is spring compared?

At the end of summer, many children are not ea___
to go back to school

Explain how form Impacts meaning in the poem "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou.

Which is a tool that you can use to write a gripping concluding statement?


A. You can use a challenging quotation.

B. You can sum up your key points.

C. You can restate your thesis statement.

D. You can add a new twist to your main idea.

So I'm going into my freshman year in high school on August 12th and I wanted to ask some questions to you guys what can I do to survive my 9th grade year also study tips and things to do to be really good in class supplies I can use and how I can have a good GPA also want to talk about final exams and all that stuff​

Why is the town of Poker Flat banishing some of its residents?
A. The town committee considers them immoral and responsible for some bad luck.
B. These residents actually live in Sandy Bar and need to return to their city.
C. The town has been caught in a gambling scandal and must turn in some cheaters.
D. The town has a shortage of food and needs to eliminate some citizens.

Why do you think Charles Hooper’s appointment as Assistant National Sales Manager is considered to be a tribute to Duke?

No spam! This question is from the story "A Dog Named Duke"​

NEED HELP WITH THIS !!!!
Any help is great

Read the excerpt from The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles.

[T]he Germans committed some blunders in the way they sent their secret radio messages, giving the British help in their task. The first mistake of German intelligence was the error of arrogance, believing that the British were not up to the challenge of deciphering their messages. Another mistake they made was sending duplicates and even triplicates of some of their messages, with each one using a different cipher key.

Which word best describes the tone of the passage?

critical
apologetic
objective
discouraged
Mark this and return

Anyone else got summer school??

Question 2 of 10
Which statement is a theme of "The Yellow Wallpaper"?
A. A woman becomes obsessed with the wallpaper in her room.
O B. People need to be mentally active and engaged to keep their
sanity
O C. A husband takes his wife to a mansion with a garden to help her
recover from an illness.
D. A married couple should always consider the feelings of both the
husband and wife,

Read the sentence. Determine if the appositive is restrictive or nonrestrictive based on punctuation. My dog Zeus won at the county dog show. What can be concluded about Zeus? Zeus is the speaker's only dog, because Zeus is a restrictive appositive. The speaker owns more than one dog, because Zeus is a restrictive appositive. Zeus is the speaker's only dog, because Zeus is a nonrestrictive appositive. The speaker owns more than one dog, because Zeus is a nonrestrictive appositive.