What is a theme?

a. the central message in a literary work

b. the writers autobiography

c. a category of literature

d. the conclusion of the story?

Read this sentence. I leaned my bat against the fence with the others and joined my teammates in the dugout to discuss tomorrow's game. In this sentence, the prepositional phrase "in the dugout" modifies which word? A. leaned B. others C. joined D.

Which of the following sentences uses the bolded vocabulary word correctly? The clamorous music lulled the babies to sleep. He strained the noodles by adding a pinch of red pepper.

Read the following sentences. Then identify the participle and participial phrase and identify them as past or present. The tired traveler decided to rent a room for the night.

Taking her time between pitches. a. Sentence b. Fragment

Read the scenario. During the research process, Cosmo discovered information that is relevant and important to his argument, but which does not answer the research question he began his argument with.

Write a sentence with a plural subject using one of the following 2 verbs: SEEM, SEEMS.

Who was Shakespeare blame for all the strangles in Macbeth

1. The plot is a term for A. The storyline B. Both A and D C. The scheme D. The main events in the story.

According to Lucas, use of the word necessary in the first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence makes a revolution seem ... ? A. unreasonable B. Inevitable C. Justifiable D. Preferable

In Langston Hughes's poem "The negro speaks of rivers" what does the Mississippi River symbolize