A writer begins a new paragraph when he changes his focus.

a. True

b. False

Which word is an antonym for flood?

Read the excerpt below from the play Antigone by Sophocles and answer the question that follows. Guard: That's when we saw the girl. She was shrieking - a distressing painful cry, just like a bird who's seen an empty nest, its fledglings gone.

That is not a answer

Which is a phrase? "1. because she likes soup" "2. after the restaurant closed" "3. my best friend" "4. the tree fell"

Why must the narrator in the yellow wallpaper write in her journal in secret?

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.

How does NACA become NASA? Why is the change deemed necessary?

Which of the following sentences is not punctuated correctly? A. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend. B. At first, I liked my piano lessons. C. The fog is rolling in, and visibility is decreasing. D.