Gerund phrases always end in_

ing and are used as

When have you tried to grasp something that proved elusive?

What literary term is "clip-clop"? A) Personification B) Metaphor C) Onomatopoeia D) Hyperbole

2. Similarities and differences between public speaking and conversation.

How does Socrates characterize the difference between his accusers' rhetoric and his own in this excerpt from The Apology? Select all that apply. His rhetoric is spontaneous and off the cuff. His accuser's rhetoric is attractive but empty.

Once they move to Holland, what language do Anne Frank and her sister learn?

Yet so vain is man, and so blinded by his vanity, that no writer, up to the very end of the nineteenth century, expressed any idea that intelligent life might have developed there far, or indeed at all, beyond its earthly level.

Lincoln uses parallelism in this excerpt to acknowledge the limitations of the memorial ceremony. criticize the audience for its disinterest in the war. encourage soldiers to continue the fight for national unity.

The opening scene of a play that provides background information and introduces the central conflict

Select the correct answer. Upon what source did John Bunyan model his writing style in The Pilgrim's Progress? O A. the English Bible OB. Martin Luther's "The Ninety-Five Theses" OC. Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales OD. the English dictionary

What causes Frankenstein to take action in his plan to create a mate for the monster? A) Elizabeth tells Frankenstein she does not love him and leaves to marry another man B) His father suggests that he makes plans to marry Elizabeth C) Frankenstein