In the poem "in trying times" the speaker says that "in trying times nothing is so useful in checking hatred or lies." What is the intended meaning of "checking" in the poem? A) marking b) ensuring c) stopping d) inspecting

What figurative language does the narrator use to describe her life in "mother to son"?

How do sound and video make people more inclined to believe a hoax? A. By letting people know where to contact the hoaxer B. By allowing people to see and hear the evidence C. By entertaining people and causing people to laugh D.

Which two sentences contain infinitives that function as nouns? A) Yousef wants to study abroad for a semester during his junior year of college. B) People who can persevere in the face of obstacles deserve the utmost respect.

How does mildred react when montag tells her she overdosed on sleeping pills? in the story fahrenheit 451?

Which of the following is correct? My favorite novel is "Les Miserable" by Victor Hugo. My favorite children's movie is "Finding Nemo" by Pixar. My favorite song is "My Immortal" by Evanescence.

The entire ride takes about twenty minutes.

Javier has been asked to deliver the keynote speech at a Young Entrepreneurs Convention. As part of his preparation for his speech, he asks the conference planner how big the room is, how it will be set up, how many people will be in attendance, and

Which sentence needs a possessive apostrophe? a. When the cats away, the mice will play. b. Back in 68, we though the world was our oyster. c. Parson Brown said we're all our brothers keepers. d. Be sure to mind your Ps and Qs.

In the giver how do citizens select a career?

By autumn, what had begun as an adventurous expedition had turned into an exhausting, indecisive war of attrition in which we fought for no cause other than our own survival.