Why does Longfellow compare each part of the British ship to a prison bar?

A) to show that the ship is dangerous

B) to show that the ship is unable to move

C) to show the the ship has been oppressed

D) to show that the British are committing a crime

Identify the bold verb form of the following sentence. I was walking to the market when my friends rode by. (was walking is the bolded words) a. future progressive b. past perfect c. past perfect progressive d. past progressive

Charles has eaten more hamburgers than James is an example of what tense? A. Future Perfect B. Present Perfect C. Present Progressive update: it's B

What should you do before you begin reading?

What is Anne's tone in this passage?

How would you fix this sentence? Director Ted Kline's new movie, which didn't feature any stars, was finally released last May. This was a surprise. {Hint-The writer is surprised their was a movie released

Select the correct answer. Why Is It recommended that online commercial summaries and critiques of plays be avoided as secondary source textual evidence? A. They are not timely. B. They are blased. OC. They are not relevant. D. They are not reliable.

What does the word solid mean

5. The bedbugs in Paul Bunyan's camp were a thousand times more unpleasant than regular bedbugs. Lumberjacks are tough. The bed bugs that fed on lumberjacks became the toughest bed bugs in the world.

One paragraph about immigration policy.

What type of pronoun is the antecedent? everyone brought his own book to read and food to eat. a. demonstrative pronoun b. personal pronoun c. indefinite?