Identify the italicized word.

(Golfing) can be an expensive hobby.

gerund

participle

Where was the waste and garbage dumped from the town and factory

What characteristic of birds does the poet in "Ars Poetica" admire in the simile that says "A poem should be wordless / As the flight of birds"? a. the birds' nests b. the birds' speech c. the birds' movement

Her unfriendly matter rubbed me the wrong way. What type of language is the phrase "rubbed me in the wrong way"? A) literal B) technical C) figurative D) connotative

How does Brueghel's interpretation of the story of Icarus differ from Ovid's story of Icarus? A. Ovid explains that the people on the coast watched Icarus fall, but the people ignore Icarus in the painting. B.

What structure and rhetorical style does the author use in the letter to the editor of the Daily News?

Which sentence uses an intensive pronoun? A) The team knew that they themselves were responsible for playing their best. B) The lady walking her dog suddenly fell down when her dog began chasing a flock of geese.

How does peter klaus know time had passed when he fell asleep

Select the correct answer. Which is a step in the research process? A. entertaining the audience B. searching for presentation ideas C. finding background information D. discussing the reliability of a source

Which of the following sentences refers to a conflict between characters in "Two Kinds"? She was proudly modest, like a proper Chinese Child. My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America.

Which of the following comparisons is humerous