9.     which of the following  best  illustrates a pair of sentences that are joined by an understood relationship?   a.  detective smiley scanned the dim hallway. he pulled his pistol from its holster.      b.  luke put three dollars into the office football pool. he was looking forward to vacation.      c.  it rained for ten days and ten nights. grandmother grady called a company to drill a well.      d.  i don't understand a word you said. have you taken a course in english literature?

Which statement best describes the narrator's reliability? the narrator is unreliable because o she does not reveal how old she is until the end of the passage.

Me ! select the correct answer. which sentence is an oxymoron? a. to have peace, we must go to war. b. a glass can be viewed as either half full or half empty. c. the lawyer was deceptively honest with his clients. d. spies do not dress like spies. e. though the lab was messy, there was a method to his madness.

Which statement best describes the use of the underlined word in the excerpts? in excerpt 1, it refers to personal growth, while in excerpt 2, it suggests the physical act of moving. in excerpt 1, it refers to personal growth, while in excerpt 2, it suggests scientific discoveries. in excerpt 1, it refers to societal advancement, while in excerpt 2, it suggests the gradual march of time. in excerpt 1, it refers to societal advancement, while in excerpt 2, it suggests steps toward a particular goal.