Which of the following is the clearest and most effective sentence?
a. john is a man with a sister who is attractive, and they both went to a party together.
b. the party included attractive females of all ages, and one was a sibling of a man known as john.
c. the sister of john was attractive more than others who attended a party.
d. john's sister was the prettiest girl at the party.
student b
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5. revision involves
a. checking for correct capitalization.
b. being consistent with paragraph indentation.
c. checking for repeated words and confused words.
d. clarifying purpose and meaning.
student c
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13. which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?
a. they sang it, then sang it again.
b. with the proper , they'll complete the project early.
c. they tried, although they didn't expect to win.
d. running all the way, he got there early.
student c
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Alex barely reached the airport to catch his flight. but a minute later, he found that his passport was missing. he let out a loud groan and picked up his dropped luggage. as he walked through the airport exit, he saw his airplane soaring into the sky. the passage is in third-person point of view, which is revealed through the use of the subject, alex, and the use of the pronouns he and his. think about how much distance the narrator maintains toward the character. what type of third-person point of view is used? a; third-person limited b; third-person objective c; third-person omniscient

What does lennie's dream remind crooks of in of mice and men

Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from incidents in the life of a slave girl by harriet ann jacobs: among the ladies who were acquainted with my grandmother, was one who had known her from childhood, and always been very friendly to her. she had also known my mother and her children, and felt interested for them. at this crisis of affairs she called to see my grandmother, as she not unfrequently did. she observed the sad and troubled expression of her face, and asked if she knew where linda was, and whether she was safe. my grandmother shook her head, without answering. "come, aunt martha," said the kind lady, "tell me all about it. perhaps i can do something to you." which of these important concepts uncommon to abolitionist literature does jacobs depict in the excerpt? 1. some kind white characters were included in slave narratives so that northerners would not be offended. 2. southern society was complex and diverse with both good and bad people unlike northern stereotypes showed. 3. many kind slave owners and their slaves developed deep friendships. 4. most whites and blacks lived in harmony in the south and made efforts to each other. a. 1 and 4 b. 1 and 3 c. 1 and 2 d. 2 and 3