Saying your house is "neat as a pin," or that running a marathon is "a piece of cake" are examples of

a. colloquialisms.

b. idioms.

c. positives.

d. negatives.

In The Time of Butterflies, which of the following inferences about Mamá is best supported by the excerpt? a) She is a devout Christian. b) She wants to leave the Dominican Republic as soon as possible.

Which sentence is written in nonstandard English? (a.) We should of bought it, but now it's too late - - - It's been sold. (b.) She should have apologized, but she didn't. (c.) He should've explained it better, but Andrew understood it anyway. (d.

Why organization is such an important element of good writing.

Which sentence accurately describes close up words?

Where does Tom get his ideas for the adventures that he creates for Huck and the other boys?

List four important categories that you will need to cover to address your topic and audience.

Identify the type of error in the sentence below. Jenny spent her spare time reading because she is never away from it. agreement case reference

What structural decision does William Carlos Williams make in "Landscape with the Fall of Icuras" that makes the poem seem short n quick? a. an alternate rhyme scheme b. the poems subject matter c. the lack of punctuation d.

Match the meaning to the cliché metaphor. Use your thesaurus if necessary. 1. to beg for forgiveness in a very humble way eat one's heart out 2. to be dejected or unhappy eat their heads off 3.

Cerium-144 is a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 285 days. How lonh would it take for an initial sample of 10 grams of Cerium-144 to decay until only 1 gram remains? a. about 2850 days b. about 513 days c. about 947 days d. about 855 days