Read the excerpt from a letter. dear ann, the funniest thing happened during my ski lesson! i tried a new ski run and i was doing very well. the sun was shining and the snow was fresh. my instructor encouraged me to bring my skis closer together so i could gain a little speed. i don't know exactly what happened next, but suddenly my skis had criss-crossed and i was skiing backward! what is the author's purpose? to entertain the reader with a humorous story to provide practical ski instruction tips to educate the reader about skiing techniques to persuade a friend to try a new winter sport

Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from "the lady of shalott" by alfred, lord tennyson. how is the isolation of the lady emphasized through the poem's settings? on either side the river lie long fields of barley and of rye, that clothe the wold and meet the sky and thro' the field the road runs by to many-towerd camelot and up and down the people go. gazing where the lilies blow round an island there below. the island of shalott a. she lives in a building that is not known to anyone b. while she lives in camelot, she cannot leave her tower c. the town has fields and roads, but she lives in a secluded tower d. she lives in a place that is far away from the road to camelot e. she is surrounded by gray stone walls in the tower reset next 2019 edmentum all rights reserved unit 4 activity-ec. docx a n ittarit