Read the sentences. When Jessica gets home, she will make supper. During the school year, she always follows the same routine. Walking into her apartment, she turns on the lights. She likes it very bright and cheery. As she preheats the oven, she gathers her ingredients.

Which group of words is a clause?

as she preheats the oven

when Jessica gets home

during the school year

she will make supper

Occurrences of major earthquakes are considered unusual, but minor tremors happen frequently. which word is an adjective?

What evidence from the text supports the conclusion that gilgamesh demonstrates courage and takes risks?

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.