What is the first step in summarizing a passage?

A.

take notes

B.

write a summary in your own words

C.

locate supporting details

D.

locate the main idea

Revise the sentences by replacing the underlined phrases with those using strong, active verbs I was crossing the blacktop toward the school as the buses were pulling in and I looked around for somewhere to hide, but there was nowhere I was

What is an authors purpose in having a character not fit in or be at odds with a storys setting

Where is usually the introduction at in paragraph?

Label the subject or subjects and verb in each sentence. When I was mowing the lawn, a little frog hopped out of the grass.

What's the one question a adverb answers

What is it called when justices look at the previous courts decisions on the case

Which of the following phrases best defines the word "assimilation

A participant responds to the text by saying, "The fast-food industry can give valuable work experience to teenagers." Write three to four sentences in which you share what you would say in support of or in opposition to this.

Read the passage below and answer the question. I am of old and young, of the foolish as much as the wise. (line 322) Who is the "I" in the passage from "Song of Myself"? A.) the reader B.) the poet C.) the critic D.) the philosopher

Which phrase from the example contains figurative language? A. Like tears on a child's dirty face B. The Rain slid down the windshield C. Until it disappeared from view D. Each droplet streaking through the mud