Which conclusion about the narrator's mother is best supported by the sentence? A. Her desire to help often causes problems for other people. B. Her family members are more easily upset than she is. C. She usually puts the needs of others above her own. D. She is willing to be dishonest for a good purpose.

Using apostrophes, hyphens, dashes, brackets, and parentheses correctly correct each error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, dashes, brackets, and parentheses in the following sentences. you may need to add, delete, or change marks of punctuation. doesnt this turkey look oh, no, the cat must have gotten up on the counter!

It is true that prior to 1914 the united states often had been disturbed by events in other continents. we had even engaged in two wars with european nations and in a number of undeclared wars in the west indies, in the mediterranean and in the pacific for the maintenance of american rights and for the principles of peaceful commerce. but in no case had a serious threat been raised against our national safety or our continued independence. what is the theme of this excerpt? a. the responsibility for americans to avoid involvement in war.b. america’s history of international involvement.c. a new kind of threat to american security.d. america’s history as a peaceful nation.

Read this passage from william faulkner's the sound and the fury: i says no i never had university advantages because at harvard they teach you how to go for a swim at night without knowing how to swim and at sewanee they dont even teach you what water is. i says you might send me to the state university; maybe i'll learn how to stop my clock with a nose spray and then you can send ben to the navy i says or to the cavalry anyway, they use geldings in the cavalry. which best describes the narrator's tone in this passage? a. bitter b. angry c. sarcastic d. all of the above