Read the sentence. Agatha Christie was a widely read writer of mysteries. What kind of phrase are the bolded words? adjective phrase adverb phrase participle phrase appositive phrase

Identify the correct sentence. A. The parents of the little boy do not attempt to hide their pride in him. B. The parents of the little boy do not attempt to hide his or her pride in him. C.

How old was William Shakespeare, author of Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Othello (among many other popular works) when he died?

How does burtons cinematic style compare and contrast with Walt Disney's style?

In which sentence is the underlined word an indirect object? Teams of dogs pull sleds loaded with supplies across the frozen snow. Siberian Huskies and Alaskan Malamutes are common breeds of sled dogs.

Read the sentence. The book and the pen ___ to the ground. What should go in the blank? a. fall b. falls

How does repetition affect the tone of the poem? a) It creates a soothing rhythmic sensation. b) It emphasizes the narrator's youthfulness. c) It creates a sense of confusion and disorder. d) It explains the conventions of modern society.

Identify the sentence using the indicated pronoun correctly. who as a relative pronoun a. the salesman who sold it to me was effective. b. who was he?

Read the passage from "The Crab That Played with the Sea." "'You are lazy,' said the Eldest Magician. 'So your children shall be lazy. They shall be the laziest people in the world.

Identify the plural form of the word in parentheses. The (bush) in front of the house desperately need to be trimmed. A. bushs B. bushes

1. simile the use of human characteristics to describe ideas or inanimate objects 2. oxymoron repetition of a word or phrase at the start of a series of clauses 3. anaphora an indirect comparison between two things using "like" or "as" 4.