When a text encourages the reader to believe or do something, the author's purpose is

Answer:

to persuade

Explanation:

persuade means to get someone to believe or do something

Answer:

the author's purpose is to entertain

Explanation:

"You're really on the ball today!"



This is an example of:

a
simile
b
metaphor
c
personification
d
idiom

How can the sentences best be combined to logically show that the two events are happening at the same time?

The children swim in the pool. Their parents watch them from the deck.

The children swim in the pool after their parents watch them from the deck.
The children swim in the pool although their parents watch them from the deck.
The children swim in the pool, but their parents watch them from the deck.
The children swim in the pool as their parents watch them from the deck.

This story is considered to be an early example of experimentation with “stream of consciousness” narration. Why might an author choose to narrate a story this way?

From- An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge commonlit

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1.
Why do you think Mrs. Mallard married Brently? Do you think Mrs. Mallard loves her
husband?

What is the correct way to write the following sentences from the passage?

What I meant, Dad said, was that you should wear dress pants or a dress, or anything nice besides jeans. This is a concert, not a baseball game.

Do you think online shopping will cause lots of smaller shops to close down?​

Main events in chapter 9 of to kill a mockingbird

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2.) Over the hill.
a.) Sentence
b.) Fragment

What is a best practice to follow when sending instant messages at work?
A. Message your coworkers whenever it's convenient for you.
B. Whenever possible, use abbreviations to save time.
C.
Use instant messages for personal conversations, such as making dinner plans.
D.
Keep your messages brief and work-related because the recipients may be busy.

Which phrases from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream” speech contain strong emotional connotations? Select 3 options. “in a sense” “sweltering with the heat of oppression” “an oasis of freedom” “vicious racists” “there is something”

How does Whitman fit into the notion of being "uniquely American" in his expressions of "self" and Transcendental philosophies?

Who rushes to billys bedside after the plane crash

Between the button hook and family reunion which text uses more figurative language

Rewrite these sentences using correct parallel structure. Either we stand up for ourselves now, or never

This is for completion after you read "When Chocolate Was Medicine" What I already knew.

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Select the correct text in the passage.
Which sentence presents a claim that is supported in the excerpt?
excerpt from Remarks by the President on Promoting Community Broadband
by Barack Obama
When I first came into office and we were trying to make sure that we prevented a Great Depression but also start building some foundations
for long-term growth, we built or improved more than 113,000 miles of network infrastructure throughout the country....
But-and this is why I'm here-we've still got a lot of work to do. Right now, about 45 million Americans cannot purchase next-generation
broadband. And that next generation of broadband creates connections that are six or seven times faster than today's basic speeds. And by the
way, only about half of rural Americans can log on at that super-fast rate.
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The five main phases of a project include pre-planning, planning,
and closing
A. fact-checking; interviewing
B. implementation; monitoring
C
C. interviewing; implementation
D. monitoring; fact-checking
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Neck, from head to shoulders, a mass of bristling hair; sharp-pointed ears, long-snouted, lips snarling, fangs dripping; yelping rather than barking; wolfish of aspect and not nice to look upon when in anger – this is the husky, or wolf-dog, of the North.

—“Husky—The Wolf-Dog of the North,”
Jack London

Based on the characteristics described in this passage, what are huskies like?

They are short and bark loudly.
They look like wolves but are much friendlier.
They are mean dogs that take advantage of others.
They look like wolves and can be frightening to see.

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Select the dependent transition clause in the following passage:

The group stood beneath the rock-climbing wall, looking nervously at the challenge before them. None of them had ever climbed before, and they were all wondering if their agility and strength were up to the demands of this adventure. When the instructor asked for volunteers, the smallest girl in the group boldly stepped forward. She said, "Now or never!" and waited to be buckled into her harness.
A) None of them had ever climbed before
B) waited to be buckled into her harness
C) When the instructor asked for volunteers
D) There is no dependent transition clause in the above passage
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Use your understanding of context to answer this question. What is most likely the meaning of the word in bold?

It was difficult for her to gauge her parents' level of anger when she came home late that Friday night. (5 points)

A. Report
B. Thank
C. Measure
D. Eat

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Complete the chart which of these clues help you understand what the object means

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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.

`Nohbdy, Nohbdy's tricked me, Nohbdy's ruined me!'
To this rough shout they made a sage reply:
'Ah well, if nobody has played you foul
there in your lonely bed, we are no use in pain
given by great Zeus. Let it be your father,
Poseidon Lord, to whom you pray.'

So saying
they trailed away. And I was filled with laughter
to see how like a charm the name deceived them.
In the excerpt, the word “charm” is being compared with
.

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What kind of gender expectation does Xiomara appear to have of Twin in the poem titled “Okay?” on page 54? Do you suspect any bias (preference for or against something or someone) from Xiomara?

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