Gateway intellectual standards that determine whether a statement is accurate or relevant

Can verb phrases be transitive (Ex. are eating) ?

When the Harlem Renaissance first began it was called the -

The comparison "his face glowed like a candle in the dark" is a simile.

Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England. There is some respite at the end of the reign: the law against eating meat on Wednesdays is repealed in 1585.

Which of the following is not a way an author creates suspense in a story

8. What did the magi invent?

What is character motivation? A. a character's ultimate desire or goal B. the struggle between forces in the plot C. the force that brings conflict to the protagonist D. careful and deliberate word choice in writing

2) This is a list of three or more items, usually separated by commas.

The game was won by us. Which statement describes the above sentence accurately? A) It is written in the active voice, but would read better in the passive voice. B) It is written in the passive voice, but would read better in the active voice.

Which principal part of the verb is used in the following sentence? They eat together every day at noon. past participle past present present participle