Read the following quote from the text to answer question "To enter out
Into that silence that was the city at eight o'clock of a misty evening in
November, to put your feet upon that buckling concrete walk, to step over
greasy seams and make your way, hands in pockets, through the silences, that
was what Mr. Leonard Mead most dearly loved to do. He would stand upon the
corner of an Intersection and peer down long moonlit avenues of sidewalk in
four directions, deciding which way to go, but it really made no difference; he
was alone in this world of AD 2053, or as good as alone, and with a final
decision made, a path selected, he would stride off, sending patterns of frosty
air before him like the smoke of a cigar."

1. Which of the following is the best main idea statement for the quote
above?

a. The year is 2053 and the main character is Mr. Leonard Mead.

b. Mr. Leonard Mead likes to smoke his cigar outside.

c. The story takes place at 8:00 on a rainy November night in the far future.

d. Mr. Leonard Me enjoys outdoor walks alone in the evening.

Read this statement: "but old fears have a way of clinging like cobwebs." how is this statement related to figurative language? this statement demonstrates personification. this statement demonstrates a hyperbole. this statement demonstrates a onomatoepia. this demonstrates a simile.

Read the sentences below and complete the instruction that follows. the coach, who has ten years' experience, has agreed to lead our team. the coach who has ten years' experience has agreed to lead our team. select the answer that explains the difference between the two sentences, as well as the purpose each clause serves for the benefit of the reader. a.) the first sentence contains a noun clause that functions as a predicate nominative; therefore, it renames the subject of the sentence for the reader. the second sentence contains an essential adjective clause that modifies the noun "coach"; therefore, it clarifies for the reader which coach is being discussed. b.) the first sentence contains a nonessential adjective clause that modifies the noun "coach"; therefore, it provides the reader with interesting details about the subject of the sentence. the second sentence contains an essential adjective clause that modifies the noun "coach"; therefore, it clarifies for the reader which coach is being discussed. c.) the first sentence contains a nonessential adjective clause that modifies the noun "coach"; therefore, it provides the reader with interesting details about the subject of the sentence. the second sentence contains a noun clause that functions as a predicate nominative; therefore, it renames the subject of the sentence for the reader. d.) the first sentence contains an adverb clause that modifies the verb "agreed"; therefore, it provides the reader with the answer to the question "when." the second sentence contains an essential adjective clause that modifies the noun "coach"; therefore, it clarifies for the reader which coach is being discussed.

Read the passage from a vindication of the rights of woman. that the society is formed in the wisest manner, whose constitution is founded on the nature of man, strikes, in the abstract, every thinking being so forcibly, that it looks like presumption to endeavour to bring forward proofs; though proof must be brought, or the strong hold of prescription will never be forced by reason; yet to urge prescription as an argument to justify the depriving men (or women) of their natural rights, is one of the absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense. does wollstonecraft maintain an objective tone in the passage? yes, because she uses objective language such as “society is formed in the wisest manner.” yes, because she uses objective language such as “it looks like presumption to endeavor.” no, because she uses subjective language such as “though proof must be brought, or the strong hold.” no, because she uses subjective language such as “absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense.”