On rainy days, Andrew enjoys (coloring).

Identify the word in parenthesis.

A. verb

B. present participle

C. gerund

D. infinitive

Which means standing out because of being remarkable

In this quote, and in the entire essay, what is Swift saying about the view and value of personhood in his society? Is there any relevance today? Who do we deem "less worthy"? Why? Your answer should be at least 250 words.

Which describes the purpose of storytelling? A. to entertain and to teach new ideas B. to inspire religious feelings and to honor ancestry C. to communicate, to explain natural events, and to record history D.

Who do you think is a good villain?

Identify the independent clause (s) in the following sentence. Many voters registered for the election, but only a small percentage of them voted.

Identify the one illogical comparison among the following examples. A. Coaching the track team brings Mr. Benson more pleasure than does coaching other sports. B. Our team has won more games than has any other team. C. Mr.

Why is the use of pathos more appropriate in Whitman's poem than in President Lincoln's speech? All the poems Whitman wrote use pathos. Whitman's poem is the emotional reaction to the death of Lincoln. For a poem to be good, it must use pathos.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? A. "We had not even run a half a mile before I heard, I give up! I can't take anymore!" B. We had not even run a half a mile before I heard, "I give up! I can't take anymore"! C.

Read the excerpt from "Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood" by William Wordsworth. Use scansion to determine which two lines are written in iambic tetrameter.

What is a common way that an artifact is used at the beginning of a story? a. to establish a chronological order of the events in the story b. to give the reader clues as to whether the story is true c.