Which of the following types of writing is the best example of a personal narrative?

biography

autobiography

an argumentative essay

a analytical expository writing

The primary purpose of technical nonfiction is to A. teach people. B. portray a person's life. C. share personal stories. D. entertain people.

Choose the pair of words that is the most similar to the relationship below. (hammer : beat) A. mirror : reflection B. scythe : cut C. cricket : bat D. chessboard : game

6. Which sentence contains words in italics that form a gerund phrase? (A gerund is a verb form used the same way as a noun.) A. I am going home. B. The laughing boy sat down. C. An interesting novel provides good entertainment. D.

Identify the correctly punctuated sentence. A. Countries that have outlawed capital punishment often question its continued use in the United States , even refusing to extradite suspects facing the death penalty here. B.

Read the teacher's instruction to students. Restate all of the ideas and details in the text in your own words. Which best states what the teacher is asking students to do? A. respond to the text B. copy the text C. paraphrase the text D.

What is the best way to change this sentence from passive voice to active voice? "Trina was awarded first place in the tennis tournament last weekend." A. Last weekend, first place in the tennis tournament was won by Trina. B.

What is the purpose of the title of the sidebar "Okies Have Lice," based on the sidebar's text? It suggests that migrant children really did carry diseases. It draws attention to the prejudice that migrants faced.

Three of the following words are synonyms. one word doesn't belong with the other three. which word doesn't belong? a. create b. pledge c. vow d. promise

Which of the following is a recurring motif in the bean trees

Choose the meaning that gives a denotation of the word house