Why does the author include this excerpt?

to provide a high-interest "hook"

to explain the book's topic

to establish credibility

to define key terms

The impact that the plague pandemic, also known as the black death, had on the people of england in the 1300s

Read the word pair. Nervous/worry Which type of word relationship does this word pair represent? Cause and effect Part and whole Whole and part Item and category

What are the differences between transitive, intransitive, action and linking verbs?

How does John Donne distinguish between physical and spiritual love in his poem A Valediction: A Forbidding Morning? Explain your thoughts in a detailed post.

What does the genre of science fiction allow Voltaire to do? Challenge Newton's theories of gravity. Test his scientific theories of space travel. Make more money. Challenge the views of contemporary society.

Surface currents and waves are powered by A) wind and heat. B) wind and tides. C) boats and wind. D) heat and weather.

Of course, just as he reached the top of the stairs, he could hear the ring of the telephone from down below. What is the correct part of speech for the word ring as it is used in this sentence? verb adjective adverb noun

How did Jim develops over the story in the adventures of huckleberry Finn?

What Christian saint later was assigned this day in his honor

Throughout the story my life as a bat the author uses wry humor in the form of exaggeration and irony. Give an example of humor from the text how does humor develop the character of the narrator