3.

Which group of words in the sentence is a prepositional phrase?

He worked rapidly but thoroughly on the beautiful birdhouse and finished ahead of schedule.

A.

rapidly but thoroughly

B.

on the beautiful birdhouse

C.

he worked

D.

finished ahead of schedule

In a Christmas Carol, what do the blind men's dog do when they see Scrooge?

Which best matches the meaning of dissuade in the setence A. Invite to participate B. Explain C. Firmly command D. Discourage

In "The Nose," Nikolai Gogol comments on the role of a person's title in Russian society. What commentary is Gogol making by repeatedly using the terms "committee-man" and "major" in his narrative?

What do the rhyming lines at the end of the excerpt contribute to the narrative? The Vances lived in number seven. They had a different father and mother. They were Eileen's father and mother. When they were grown up he was going to marry Eileen.

You, the commissioners, have come from afar to listen to our grievances. My heart is glad and I shall hide nothing from you. I understood that you were coming down to see us. I moved away from those disposed for war, and I also came along to see you.

9. Which is correct? Which famous Virginian said, "Give me liberty or give me death"? Which famous Virginian said, "Give me liberty or give me death?" Which famous Virginian said "Give me liberty or give me death"?

Our prize egg-laying hen hasn't (lain, laid, lained) an egg all week

Edgar Allan Poe uses a pair of rhyming words to describe trying to hold sand in "A Dream Within a Dream." In a short paragraph, tell what the words are and how they express the speaker's feelings. Use details from the poem to support your answer.

What is beauty of simplicity and what does it mean?

According to the levels of processing theory, who will be able to remember the most definitions of the vocabulary words in a given chapter?