Question 2 of 11 Which option correctly uses commas to set off a nonrestrictive clause?
A. Plato, who was a Greek philosopher, wrote the tragic story of the
ancient civilization Atlantis
B. Plato who was a Greek philosopher wrote the tragic story of the
ancient civilization, Atlantis
C. Plato who was, a Greek philosopher wrote the tragic story of the
ancient civilization Atlantis
D. Plato who was a Greek philonopher, wrote the tragic story of the
ancient civilization Atlantis

Read the excerpt from "home front diary." jimmy simmons stopped by today to tell me that he had enlisted in the army. he asked me if i would write to him, and i said i would. i told him that i've been writing to my uncle arthur and susan's cousin john for about a year, and as an experienced correspondent i had some advice about all the censorship. "don't write down any information about your location or the number of soldiers in your unit because the censors will cut all of that away," i said. "in my experience, loose lips not only sink ships, they make letters look like snowflake decorations! ” well, he belly laughed over that one. how is the author's perspective different from jimmy's? the author has been to war and she can give jimmy advice. jimmy has become a soldier and does not believe the author’s advice. the author has experience writing to soldiers but jimmy does not. jimmy has more experience at letter writing than the author.

Read the excerpt below from the poem "exile" by julia alvarez and answer the question that follows. i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, floating out past the driveway, past the gates, in the black ford, papi grim at the wheel, winding through the back roads, stroke by difficult stroke, out on the highway, heading toward the coast. which literary device is used in the comparison between the speaker's experience of fleeing the country and floating in the ocean? i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, extended metaphor symbolism simile theme

Read the passage. size matters when you are hosting a conference. trenton place is the largest convention center in the country, boasting 2.6 million square feet of space. over the course of a year, trenton place will host over three million visitors for public exhibitions and trade shows. trenton place is also home to big sky theater. the theater is one of the largest theaters in the city, equipped to host concerts, plays, and seminars. what is the best use of ellipses to shorten the passage? size matters when you are hosting a conference. . the largest convention center in the country, boasting 2.6 million square feet of space. trenton place is also home to big sky theater. . one of the largest theaters in the city, equipped to host concerts, plays, and seminars. over the course of a year, trenton place will host over three million visitors for public exhibitions and trade shows. . home to big sky theater. trenton place is the largest convention center in the country. . trenton place will host over three million visitors for public exhibitions and trade shows.