Identify the type of change illustrated.

Chairman. At medieval conferences the only man privileged to sit in a chair was the one in authority. Today chairman means one who presides over a meeting.

amelioration

pejoration

generalization

specialization

I like taking a short shower instead of a bath because a bath wastes more water. What is the function of the underlined gerund phrase? A. It is the direct object of the verb like. B. It is the direct object of the verb wastes C.

In which of the following is the word agreeable divided correctly into syllable

Which of the following describes the general type of information the narrator provides? -He gives only subjective responses to people, setting, and events. -He gives only objective information about people, setting, and events.

Which best defines a couplet? A) A couplet is a stanza of four poetic lines. B) A couplet is two consecutive rhyming lines. C) A couplet is three quatrains and two rhyming lines. D) A couplet is a unit of stressed and unstressed syllables.

What does Scout overhear Atticus and Aunt Alexandra talking in the living room?

Which theme describes the main theme of the poem resisting arrest by kyle dargan?

Which of the following lines from the poem do NOT include a simile? A.) a savage servility slides by on grease B.) giant finned cars nose forward like fish C.) the drained faces of Negro school children rise like balloons D.

How does the reader know that the people in Equiano's village were aware of the dangers of the slave trade? A) They kept slaves themselves. B) They always stayed in groups. C) They kept watch for kidnappers. D) They made peace with their neighbors.

This paragraph supports the idea that Micaela wishes her heritage was different because she has difficulty relating to her grandmother. wants to find her own unique identity that is separate from her brother and her grandmother.

John receives the special treatment of receiving the good piece of meat and the warm place by the fire. why is this significant? a. he is the oldest. b. he is the weakest. c. he is going to be a priest. d.