During a speech to his school's parent-teacher organization, Gary made this statement: As president of the senior class, I can tell you that our school has one of the best-run student governments
in the state.

Based on the prior sentence, which of the following is true of Gary as a speaker?

Gary has done his research and knows about student governments.

Gary's view is biased because he is the president of the senior class.

Gary is almost certainly exaggerating to make himself seem more important.

Gary is a reliable speaker because he is president of the senior class.

The war of the worlds by h. g. wells but, looking, i presently saw something stirring within the then something resembling a little gray snake, about the thickness of a walking stick, coiled up out of the writhing middle and wriggled in the air toward me – and then another the war of the worlds (radio broadcast) by orson welles good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. now it's another one, and another. they look like tentacles to me. which sentence best describes the tone of the passage from the book compared to the passage from the radio broadcast? a. the book has a more matter-of-fact tone, b. the book has an angrier tone. c. the book has a scarier tone. d. the book has a more surprised tone.

Which sentence has a correctly placed participial phrase? a. we read about a pizza on the menu covered in pepperoni. b. covered in pepperoni, we read about a pizza on the menu. c. we, covered in pepperoni, read about a pizza on the menu. d. we read about a pizza covered in pepperoni on the menu.

Choose the item which best answers the question. which words are intended most to capture the reader's attention? 1) "students excel" 2)"stimulating multimedia interactive format" 3) "plenty of electives available"