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1. In Chapter 6 "RIchie" he state, "I want to tell the
to save me again and again, but he couldn't." Bas
way Pop (River Red) tries to save him and explain
again like RIchie says.

Answer:

A constitution may have a bill of rights.

2. The Constitution of the United States guarantees of speech.

3. The Works Progress Administration existed

during the Great Depression.

4. That candidate is a staunch supporter of a

republican form of government.

5. The Articles of Confederation were

approved in 1781.

6. This document established “a firm league

of friendship” among the states.

7. The editorial in today’s

defended the proposed amendment.

8. The can decide cases

involving public officials.

9. Have you read the most recent book about

the trial of ?

10. He was tried for treason.

Compound Nouns and Collective Nouns, p. 2

EXERCISE A

1. coll 5. coll 8. comp

2. comp 6. coll 9. coll

3. comp 7. comp 10. comp

4. coll

EXERCISE B

11. How many players are on a team in baseball?

12. My sister-in-law plays the oboe in the localXERCISE A

1. Much is promised to someone who is willing to risk everything.

2. Knock on their door and see if anybody

is home.

3. The twins rely on themselves more than

they rely on anyone else.

4. Many tried out for the play, and the drama

teacher chose almost everyone.

5. Jared forgot about everything but his science fair project.

6. Several of us are meeting her for lunch in

the cafeteria.

7. Doesn’t anybody here besides you speak

Spanish?

8. Nobody forgot to bring a backpack on the

field trip.

9. All of the members of the chess club wondered who would win the tournament

this year.

10. Neither of the brothers was willing to ask

someone for help.

EXERCISE B

Answers may vary. Typical responses are given.

11. anybody 14. More

12. everything 15. someone, everyone

13. Everyone

Identifying Pronouns, p. 7

EXERCISE A

The possessive pronoun in item 3 also may be identified as a possessive adjective.

1. Before painting, they went to the hardware

store to buy paint.

2. The paint that Bryan had originally wanted

for the living room was no longer available.

3. Beth suggested two alternative colors, but

neither matched their furniture.

4. After searching for an hour, Beth found a

shade of green that both of them liked.

5. They returned home and quickly began

preparing to paint.

6. “What should we do first?” asked Bryan.

7. “You can stir the paint while I put drop

cloths over the furniture.”

8. “That is a good idea,” he replied.

9. Then Bryan realized he would also need to

move some furniture in the bedroom that

they intended to paint.

10. As a result, Beth had to paint the entire living room herself.

EXERCISE B The possessive pronoun in item 12 also

may be identified as a possessive adjective.

11. indefinite 16. reflexive

12. personal 17. demonstrative

13. personal 18. interrogative

14. demonstrative 19. intensive

15. relative 20. personal

Adjectives and the Words They Modify, p. 8

EXERCISE A

1. The little electric car chugged over the steep

hill and into the valley.

2. A bitter wind was blowing off the ocean the

night that Keith heard the eerie howling.

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3. The unpublished story revealed a new side

of Faulkner to the scholar.

4. The clear view of the distant ocean was

slowly obstructed by the new skyscraper.

5. The gray cat stretched itself out in the warm

sunshine pouring through the window.

EXERCISE B

6. I heard a lovely piece of music on the

portable radio this morning.

7. The red telephone on the desk rang loudly,

startling the maintenance worker.

8. The sky is often clear this time of the year.

9. The kitten playfully dug its sharp claws

into the old dog, who snapped at the kitten.

10. Tony can bring fifteen chairs to the

graduation party, if you need them.

11. Hang the apron on the little hook inside the

pantry door and put the oven mitt back in

the left-hand drawer.

12. Many people don’t understand that a

snowstorm can be dangerous.

13. This recipe makes a delicious pie, but it

does call for ten apples.

14. Out of the bedroom window, Nils could see

a young deer.

15. Why does Mr. Ecklund always use a red

pencil to mark homework assignments?

Pronoun or Adjective? p. 9

EXERCISE

1. of the houses in this neighborhood

were built by the same contractor.

2. The freshest fruits in the store are the

apples and pears, were picked only

yesterday.

3. These are not the books I ordered.

4. A days from now, we’ll be able to

laugh about the situation.

5. play are we going to see?

the different between chef and restaurant pls answer real time​

A country is putting up a building where very old items will be shown. What do you think? Seeing things from the past is the best way to learn the history of a place. a Agree b Disagree I Explain why you voted the way you did.​

Which sentence is an example of an informative claim

How does the author explain the end of the age of the sailing ship?
A.
by comparing sailing ships to railroads

B.
by describing a sequence of events in transportation

C.
by listing the problems caused by clipper ships and describing the solutions

D.
by describing what caused people to turn to new forms of transportation

write a diary entry about meeting up with a long time friend​

Everyone said that_______ was the_______ herself?​

How can I forget about someone who I used to love?
Its been 5 years

described a time in the discussion when someone made a really good point and backed it up with strong reasons and evidence help! I have a project and it needs to be done in a hour

What does the title "Two kinds" mean? What are there two kinds of? What
do those two kinds have to do with a piano?

Answer the following in a) affirmative and b) negative.
1. Did you go to the college yesterday?
2. Am I in your way?

What is a major cause of the Earth's magnetic field

One theme in the novel The Little Prince is how easy it is for people to misunderstand each other while thinking that they do understand. As you read this passage, think about how the narrator’s point of view helps to reveal the story’s theme.


How does this story’s point of view help support the theme, People tend to assume they understand each other better than they actually do?

The third-person limited point of view allows the narrator to demonstrate the theme.
The third-person omniscient point of view shows that everyone is capable of understanding everyone else.
The narrator’s omniscient point of view allows him to explain how everyone feels.
The narrator’s first-person point of view allows him to state the theme from time to time

What makes this sentence a fragment?

"Did the entire puzzle in less than an hour."
Select one:

It has no modifiers.

It has no punctuation.

It has no subject.

It has no action word.

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:
6. A. private B. degree C. return D. decide

Before the internet, people used their own books to do

Study

research

Which of the following describe a soldier's time at war?
A It often ends with their death.
B It often takes place during Autumn
C It is dangerous but necessary.
D It is impossible to escape.

EXERCISE 1:
Double-underline the tensed verbs in cach of these sentences,
Circle the Complete Verbs.
Identify the tense for cach sentence.
1. It was getting late. -Past Tense
2. I will eat dinner. -3uture Tense
3. My friends and I are playing soccer in the field.
4. We celebrated my mother's birthday.
5. Our cousins will visit us next month.
6. I will go with you tomorrow.
7. They enjoy the opera.
8. They had flown in an airplane only once.
9. I had forgotten that
10. I understood the novel.
11. You make me very happy.
12. I received a birthday card from my favorite uncle,
13. She is my favorite author.
14. They were asking me a lot of questions.
15. You have many different choices.
(Check your answers with your group, your teacher or in the Answer Key.)
EXERCISE 2: QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW
How many tenses are there?
What are the names of these tenses?
Give an example of each.
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GETTING IT RIGHT

what is the main idea of this passage?

Which statement best explains how the setting of a New England Puritan village affects the plot of the selection? Answer A The power of men in the village means Hester is treated fairly. B The mingling of church and state means the minister must enforce the law. C Social conformity means Hester must be punished severely by her community. D Religious homogeneity means Hester will not find another church.

7. How does the ending reinforce what is said in the main part of an essay?
a. It may restate the thesis and summarize the main supporting points.
b. It may introduce a new topic in an interesting way.
c. It may offer a key supporting detail.

KQ Image 2 shows how “Odysseus cunningly escapes the cove." Why does
the caption use the word cunningly to describe the escape?

Please help!
Worth 10 points
I will give brainless

Based on what you know about portable parts, which of the following words best completes the sentence below? The test ____, was in that it covered all the information from the whole year. O A. conjoin O B. persuasive O C. militant O D. comprehensive​

What does Emma Watson ask for women to be equal with men?​

Read the excerpt from “The School Days of an Indian Girl.”

And now my long hair was shingled like a coward’s! In my anguish I moaned for my mother, but no one came to comfort me. Not a soul reasoned quietly with me, as my own mother used to do; for now I was only one of many little animals driven by a herder.

What does the line "for now I was only one of many little animals driven by a herder" suggest about the narrator?


She finds compassion in the company of her fellow students.

She has spent most of her life moving from place to place.

She has been treated as though she were not human.

She realizes it is easier to follow directions than to resist.

Words such as play can be a noun or a verb, and a noun such as sugar in sugar cookie can act as

Which description applies to every compound-complex sentence?


It contains just one subject but at least two verbs.

It includes one dependent clause that has a compound subject and compound verb.

It contains at least two clauses which could be complete sentences on their own and one clause that could not.

It is made up of only two simple sentences joined by a coordinating conjunction.

What is the mood of a literally selection

an element of a story that generally refers to the time and place of the story​

Discuss different trade policies that are currently enacted and if they should be updated in some way. Then create your own policy about an area in the economy is currently not addressed in current trade policies.