What is one of the author's purposes, according to the lesson emphasis?

to describe where things are in the dining room

to introduce Aunt Susan

to make the reader hungry for dinner

to create a foreboding atmosphere

Which adjective suggests something is bitter taste A. sharp B. Unpleasant C. Sour D. Acrid

Paul and Henrietta are both aware of a mutual attraction between them. They talk before class each day, but mostly about how the class is going and what they think about the teacher. At which stage of relational escalation are they?

What caused the farmers to lose their farms in the 1930s

9) Which sentence expresses an idea without wordiness? A) The man made a decision and agreed to exercise daily. B) Pamela can leave as soon as she finishes her homework. C) The number of squirrels in the yard was large in size.

Select four reasons American drama had a slow start. prejudice against dramas association with court life and monarchy woman were not allowed to act no audiences no one knew how to write a play lack of finances Puritans outlawed drama in some

Which two sentences contain misplaced modifiers? Bobby returned his library book to the library that was overdue. Listening to the ocean waves crashing on the beach, I began to relax from a hard day at school.

Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall." We keep the wall between us as we go. To each the boulders that have fallen to each.

Read the following passage from "The Black Cat": But to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburthen my soul. My immediate purpose is to place before the world, plainly, succinctly, and without comment, a series of mere household events.

Read the excerpt from the play Trifles, by Susan Glaspell. HALE. Harry and I had started to town with a load of potatoes.

How many people died in 9/11