Writing in the active voice will allow you to

A. emphasize the subject of the sentence being acted on.

B. write longer sentences.

C. use the verb "to be."

D. write more lively sentences.

Which word in the sentence is the participle? My dog, a restless beagle, barked at the sleeping cat. A. barked B. beagle C. restless D. sleeping

Which revisions should Iggy make to best anticipate the needs of his audience (high school students and teachers)

When should you question a source's credibility? a. when the source has been translated from another language b. when the arguments made by the author of the source are consistent c.

Mars is the closest planet to earth. Why is this beneficial to people trying to study mars? A mars has the lowest temperature. B mars has the brightest light. C mars is easiest to view. D mars is most difficult to view.

Read these sentences from Cora's story: Jamie woke with a start. The windows were rattling, and the bed was rocking like a boat in a storm. An earthquake! If it weren't for that survival class, she wouldn't have known what to do.

On Saturday, I went to the Museum of Modern Art with my parents. The exhibit's theme was "space-age art." There were some watercolor paintings of the universe that looked like giant swirls of color.

Consider the following situation: Percy is using hexagonal writing to plan a response-to-literature essay about a novel. In the hexagon, he notices a prompt to state the message of the work. What does Percy need to do during prewriting? A.

How does papa know that you can't keep pigs and cows or kine swine under the same roof

In this excerpt from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, which sentence expresses the idea that the poor should be submissive to others? Now confess, Master Copperfield, that you haven't liked me quite as I have liked you.

Identify the antecedent in the following sentence: Janice went to the grocery store where she bought bread, milk, and cereal.