What is the absolute phrase in this sentence?

The conductor started the youth orchestra with a flourish, her baton rising gracefully.

with a flourish

the youth orchestra

The conductor started

her baton rising gracefully

Which of the texts below would not be a good example of " expository writing"? A. a drivers education manual B. a comic book C. a news article on a recent storm

Read the sentence. The blood of his children shall curse his cowardice, who shrinks back at a time when a little might have saved the whole, and made them happy.

The Fugitive Slave Act stated that ___. Select all that apply. - slavery was to become legal in Delaware, New Jersey, and New York - no slave could commit libel against his master - all Americans had to assist in the recovery of runaway slaves - no

Constructing a dam on a river demonstrates which theme of geography? a. place b. human-environment interaction c. region d. location

What was unusual about the way Beowulf fought Grendel? a. He went to fight alone with no men to back him up. b. Beowulf used magic against the monster and won. c. Beowulf wishes to prove the superiority of the Geats over the Danes d.

Read these lines of verse. From "Woo'd and Married and A'" Her mither then hastily spak, "The Lassie is glaikit wi' pride; In my pouch I had never a plack On the day when I was a bride.

Act 3 scene 4 and 5 essay on macbeth

Motivation is best described as

Choose the correct form of the pronoun in parentheses: The favorites for the show were the Bensons and (they, them)

8. What is one of the important ways a writer reveals an implied theme in a play or novel? by direct statement through the dialogue of the characters by creating tension in the story by writing from experience