It's best to avoid using quotations when a. you're revealing ordinary facts or opinions. b. the original words express the exact point you want to make. c. the statement expresses an idea that you want to make clear is not your own. d. the author's wording is unusual or noteworthy.

Yes or no? if you are a bibliophile you probably like to read.

Which theme is best supported by the descriptive detail in this passage from my antonia

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.