Which trait distinguishes modern drama from traditional drama?
a. the plot of a modern drama does not always follow a strict structure and might end without a clear resolution.
b. while traditional drama usually stuck to a five-act structure, modern drama can vary from three to eight acts.
c. modern dramas are generally written in verse, while most traditional dramas are written in a combination of prose and verse.
d. modern dramas generally feature stock characters, while characters in most traditional dramas are distinct and
well-defined.

When i was young enough to still spend a long time buttoning my shoes in the morning, i'd listen toward the hall: daddy upstairs was shaving, in the bathroom, and mother downstairs was frying the bacon. they would begin whispering back and forth to each other up and down the stairwell. my father would whistle his phrase, my mother would try to whistle, then hum hers backi drew my buttonhook in and out and listened to it -know it was "the merry widow." the difference was, their song almost floated with laughter. how different from the record, which growled from the beginning, as if the victrola were only slowly being wound up. they kept it running between them, up and down the stairs where i was now just about ready to run clattering down and show them my shoes. what is the effect of the parallelism used in the above excerpt? it establishes the rhythm of a duet to echo the song. it expresses the same ideas. it mirrors opposite ideas. it is a paradox.

In the story “seventh grade,” victor’s and michael’s hopes and expectations about girls often cause them to a.act in embarrassing ways. b.get into trouble at school. c.struggle with friendships. d.do poorly in their classes.

Complete the sentence. there are progressive verb forms in english. four six twelve eight