Do you moan and groan whenever a teacher says that you need to improve your grammar? do you take offense when someone tells you that you made a mistake in grammar? do you feel that studying and learning grammar is boring and unnecessary? i hated studying grammar when i was in school. english is a very tricky language loaded with many rules and just as many exceptions to those rules. by knowing these rules and exceptions, you'll be a better reader, writer, listener, and speaker. organizing a sentence so that it gets across your intended meaning is important. knowledge and understanding of english grammar can you to see patterns of different languages and dialects as you read and study literature. as you read and study assignments in all of your classes, knowing basic grammar can you to comprehend the text. the study of grammar is important and well worth your effort! what is the author's purpose for writing the passage? a) to persuade b) to describe c) to entertain d) to give directions

the answer is C i just took the Usatestprep

identify the subordinate clause in each of the following sentences. tell whether each clause is used as an adjective, an adverb, or a noun.

11.) emily dickinson, who was born in 1830in amherst, massachusetts, was a great american poet.

12.) she appeared to lead a fairly normal life until she became a recluse in her family's home.

13.) there she wrote poems that literary critics now call "great american poetry".

14.) unfortunately, only a few of dickinson's poems were published while she was alive.

15.) after she died in 1886, her other poems were published.

16.) i think everyone should reaad at least some of dickonson's poetry.

17.) dickinson is a poet whose work i now read often.

18.) the poems i have just finished reading are "a narrow fellow in the grass" and "apparently with no surprise"

19.) the rythyms of dickonson's poems are best appreciated when you read the poems aloud.

20.) whatever i read by emily dickonson surprises amd inspires me.

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