What punctuation or abbreviations are used in a parenthetical citation?

author's initials

p. for page

comma between author and page

none of these

Based on reading the excerpt from Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, what can you conclude was the author's purpose?

Which of the following describes a response-to-literature essay? A. analysis of theme, plot, and allusion in a work of literature B. examination of the historical context of a work of literature C.

Inconsistency in a sentence

When the speaker returns to the internment camp, she sees the desert from a new perspective. (in Desert Run) True False

What is France's Official name.

Allusions are defined as a. verses that are written without end rhymes and without any kind of strict meter. b. references to things, places, people, and events outside of the reading selection. c.

Is this sentence simple, compound, or complex? Explain your answer. Throughout the performance, one person in the audience kept coughing.

Choose the sentence that shows the correct order of adjectives and use of commas. A. Funerals and holiday parades made liberal use of rollicking, spirited brass bands. B.

Which of the following statements from the passage supports the author's conclusion that carrier pigeons sometimes had a dangerous job?

Which sentence combines these two sentences using a coordinating conjunction? John didn't think he'd win the race. After the race he received the gold medal. A. John didn't think he'd win the race though after the race he received the gold medal. B.