If he thinks a book has weaknesses, a good critic will keep it to himself. True False

Read the passage. Hannah and her sister lowered the safety bar across their laps. "I can't believe you talked me into this," Hannah said, glancing sideways. She gripped the bar, and her knuckles grew white.

Coordinating conjunctions operate in pairs. TrueFalse

Which best describes the theme of A Midsummer Night's Dream? A. Love is blind. B. Love is rational. C. Love is fruitless. D. Love is wonderful.

In relation to the sea, where do most people in Northern Europe live.

Which lines in this excerpt from John Milton's Paradise Lost reflects the theme of humankind's childish innocence before the fall from paradise?

Which of the following is a fragment? a. The dancer floated across the stage. b. The rams locked horns, and the tourists watched them from far away. c. The canoe with the blue stripes. d. The truth can be unpleasant.

Which of the following is a characteristic of poetic license? Select one: a. imaginary words b. lowercase letters c. misspelled words d. precise rules

Which statement compares two elements? A. I feel like Shakespeare's sonnets take too much concentration. I prefer his plays because you can really get lost in them. B. I prefer music with an easy beat, like reggae.

There, on a sunny peninsula in southern Europe, surrounded by the clear blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea, ideas and principles were forged that still shape our modern world.

1) What is effective talk? 2) What are the components?