Select the correct text in the passage.
which sentence in the passage uses the colon correctly?
after years of conforming to her parents' wishes and ideals: allison had finally decided to rebel. she was tired of constantly having the weight of
her parents' expectations on her shoulders. she had made up her mind to travel westward and pursue her dreams of becoming a songwriter.
she had been participating in songwriting contests since she was ten: nothing fulfilled her more than music. she risked her parents' wrath
because she knew they would understand her once she succeeded. so, without any hesitation, allison made up her mind: to continue pursuing
her dreams.

In the following sentence identify the words of the subordinate clause and name its type. we believe that christianity is the key to a better world.

Which sentence in this excerpt from frances hodgson burnett’s a little princess shows indirect characterization? it was just then that miss minchin entered the room. she was very like her house, sara felt: tall and dull, and respectable and ugly. she had large, cold, fishy eyes, and a large, cold, fishy smile. it spread itself into a very large smile when she saw sara and captain crewe. she had heard a great many desirable things of the young soldier from the lady who had recommended her school to him. among other things, she had heard that he was a rich father who was willing to spend a great deal of money on his little daughter. "it will be a great privilege to have charge of such a beautiful and promising child, captain crewe," she said, taking sara's hand and stroking it. "lady meredith has told me of her unusual cleverness. a clever child is a great treasure in an establishment like mine."

Read the excerpt from a history of the world in 100 objects. power is usually not willingly given, but forcefully taken; and in both europe and america the nineteenth century was punctuated by political protest, with periodic revolutions on the continent, the civil war in america and, in britain, a steady struggle to widen the suffrage. what would be a benefit of reading this text rather than listening to an audio version of it? the reader could analyze the text features in the excerpt. the reader could visualize the description given. the reader could set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity. the reader could hear the sounds of the political protest.