Read the sentence below and complete the instruction that follows.

Constellations, groups of stars, provide astronomers with a roadmap of the galaxy.

Identify the appositive or appositive phrase.

groups of stars

Constellations

with a roadmap

astronomers

Active listening involves: A. indicating that you are paying attention to the speaker by giving verbal and nonverbal feedback B. thinking of follow-up questions while the speaker is talking C. agreeing with what the speaker is telling you D.

Edit the texts below. Correctly punctuate/create the complex sentences below. 1) After eating lunch at the cafeteria Ben went to the gym to have a swim. 2) Due to the damage caused by the storm. The ferry will not be running today.

What does a comparison/contrast show?

What does Gatsby mean when he says Daisy's voice "is full of money"?

Choose the correct parenthetical citation for the following sentence in a research paper. According to Dr. Clayton Stephens, the effects of global warming are increasingly significant. A. (75). B. (Stephens 75). C. (Stephens, 75) D. (75, Stephens).

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.