A farmer had nine sheep, and all but seven died. How many did he have left

Write a simple sentence, underline the subject and bracket the verb

The most common way to start a sentence is with a/an a. infinitive. b. dependent adverbial clause. c. present participle. d. subject.

What is ironic in the story to build a fire

Read this excerpt from "The World on Turtle's Back."These two brothers had creative powers, and with these powers they took clay and modeled it into animals. They used these animals to contend with one another.

The fairies (Oberon, Titania, Robin), the lovers (Hermia, Helena, Lysander, Demetrius), and the nobles (Theseus and Hippolyta) speak in rhymed verse or blank verse. However, Bottom and his friends speak in prose (no rhyme or rhythm).

In "The Necklace", why is Madame Loisel still upset as the party approaches? a) She doesn't have a nice wrap to wear b) Her dress did not turn out the way she wanted.

Which sentence requires the use of a citation? A. Driving down the road, you often see teenagers engaging in the dangerous practice of texting while driving. B.

Why does Emerson include words like veils, delayed, and enclosed in the first stanza of "The Snow-Storm"? A. to show how the storm hides the world and slows daily life B. to show how the storm livens up the landscape C.

During which phrases would a performer most likely pause while reciting? Check all that apply. "she spends her days / slicing jamón y queso" "tied with string: plain ham and cheese" "the hunger of the fragile old man lost in the folds" "or the

Identify each example as either a phrase or a clause. she jumped through the tunnel when I am hungry cooking dinner the man with the long trench coat Cooper ran through the tunnel