Locate the gerund and identify its use.

The art of stamp collecting is called philately.

A. subject

B. direct object

C. predicate noun

D. object of a preposition

Do you think water existed on other planets too? Write your conclusion. Use the past tense

Which part of the excerpt supports the claim that Paine believed the human cost of the colonists' armed struggle against the British was well worth the outcome?

how does the book the princess diaries end? the book by meg cabot

The author of the theater review used this graphic organizer to write her review. Which of these BEST completes the prewriting graphic? A) Technical aspects B) Emotional impact o Characters D) Themes

Which sentence contains an idiom? A) Your story is like a fairy tale. B) The dancer's legs were rubbery. C) Mia kept her nose in a book all day. D) He drove the bus like a race car.

Many of the plays that Shakespeare wrote during the fourth period of his career featured

What is the effect of the underlined sentence on page 2?

Explain why the author uses a problem-solution text structure to discuss climate change with readers

Your favorite day in your life

Marine life on the ocean floor seems strange and exotic. Which words make up the predicate adjective? A. on the ocean floor B. seems strange C. marine life D. strange and exotic