Which choice best describes the underlined word or words in each sentence? for several decades, satellites around the earth have broadcast signals and monitored weather. a. complete subject b. simple subject c. compound subject d. none of the above

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were a wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

Which statement most accurately describes the aesthetic impact of theexcerpt?

Why does the narrator come to the house of usher