Read the sentence from the passage.

Scientists are believed to have an accurate estimate of 450 different species of carnivorous plants.

Identify the figure of speech used in this sentence.

A.

oxymoron

B.

euphemism

C.

metaphor

D.

hyperbole

Select the answer that is the best version of the following sentence. A. In each of the conference rooms have a computer display. B. Each of the conference rooms have computer displays. C. Each one of the conference rooms have a computer display. D.

What is Holmes's attitude toward John Clay? A. Holmes scorns Clay's intelligence. B. Holmes is angry about Clay's deceptions. C. Holmes respects Clay's abilities. D. Holmes is jealous of Clay's skills.

All teenagers are mean and smelly they really need to clean up their acts. is that run on sentence

Why did early attempts at sleep teaching fail? How did they improve it?

My sister has taken piano lessons for several years. Moreover, she would like to train as a professional classical pianist. Choose the correct version of the combined sentence.

Which of the following is a complete sentence 1. Even when the temperatures improved 2. Because I had not slept for two nights. 3. Although Henry was unusually tall. 4. Since she was hungry, she had a snack.

We learn more from our failures than from our successes. Write a persuasive paragraph in which you agree or disagree. State your opinion and support it with reasoning. Use language that will appeal to your readers' reason and emotions.

Which one of the following sentences contains two ideas joined by a connecting word? A. Tina arrived at work earlier than usual. B. Frank went fishing on Saturday; he caught many fish. C.

Select the correct answer. The Send off Down the close, darkening lanes they sang their way To the siding-shed, And lined the train with faces grimly gay. Their breasts were stuck all white with wreath and spray As men's are, dead.

Explain how nicknames became surnames.