Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics for questions 1–3.
1. he searched doggedly for his favorite socks. (1 point)
lazily
with great determination
on all fours
with agitation
2. the tornado precluded our trip to the zoo. (1 point)
canceled
enlivened
endangered
made impossible
3. i am sick of the reprimands i get from my driver’s ed instructor! (1 point)
warnings
scoldings
threats
routines

What evidence from the radio broadcast the war of the worlds supports theme that human vanity can cause problems

Which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten twain’s words?

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but there is another story as well. information about sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact, while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of slavery, the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom. how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose? the details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was. the details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar. the details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences. the details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.