Read the persuasive conclusion.Bike paths should be added to Main Street to encourage commuters and establish a bike-friendly community downtown. The wide, unpaved shoulders of the road promise an easy transition to paved paths, and the employees of three local businesses have voiced an interest in biking to work.
Read the excerpt from "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe.As soon as the pound notes were placed in his palm Jonathan simply closed it tight over them and buried fist and money inside his trouser pocket. He had to be extra careful because he had seen a man a couple of days earlier collapse into near-madness in an instant before that oceanic crowd because no sooner had he got his twenty pounds than some heartless ruffian picked it off him.
Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring.One morning the hobbits woke to find the large field, south of Bilbo’s front door, covered with ropes and poles for tents and pavilions. A special entrance was cut into the bank leading to the road, and wide steps and a large white gate were built there. The three hobbit-families of Bagshot Row, adjoining the field, were intensely interested and generally envied. Old Gaffer Gamgee stopped even pretending to work in his garden.
Read the excerpt from "Digging."The cold smell of potato mould, the squelch and slapOf soggy peat, the curt cuts of an edgeThrough living roots awaken in my head.
Which sentence is appropriate for a formal e-mail?
Read the excerpt from "Digging."The cold smell of potato mould, the squelch and slapOf soggy peat, the curt cuts of an edgeThrough living roots awaken in my head.But I’ve no spade to follow men like them.
Why might an author include dialect in a story? Check all that apply.to allude to a character’s regional backgroundto describe what a particular setting looks liketo add to the cultural context of a story’s settingto allude to a character’s social backgroundto create a more genuine dialogue between characters
Which line is an example of direct characterization?
Read the excerpt from "Digging."The cold smell of potato mould, the squelch and slapOf soggy peat, the curt cuts of an edgeThrough living roots awaken in my head.But I’ve no spade to follow men like them.
Which statement best describes the purpose of a conclusion in a persuasive letter?
Which audiences require a formal tone? Select three answers. teachersfriendsemployerspolicy makersfamily members
Read the excerpt from "Digging."Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.
Which are common elements of fantasy? Select 3 options.true-to-life settingsimagined worlds everyday events mythical creatures the supernatural
Which lines from the poem "Digging” use assonance? Check all that apply.The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.When the spade sinks into gravelly ground:Bends low, comes up twenty years awayBy God, the old man could handle a spade.Nicking and slicing neatly, heaving sods
Read the excerpt from "Digging."The coarse boot nestled on the lug, the shaft Against the inside knee was levered firmly.He rooted out tall tops, buried the bright edge deepTo scatter new potatoes that we picked,Loving their cool hardness in our hands.Read the haiku by Bashō. Early fall—the sea and the rice fields all one green.Which sentence best explains the similarities between the excerpt from "Digging” and the haiku?
"Bother! Well, go ’long with you. I’d made sure you’d played hookey and been a-swimming.”
Based on the passage, what are the best ways to describe Tom Sawyer’s character? Select 3 options.
Read the excerpt from "Ghost House."The whippoorwill is coming to shoutAnd hush and cluck and flutter about
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