Which word in the sentence is the direct object? Jenny gave her brother batteries for his new toy.

a. Jenny

b. toy

c. batteries

d. brother

The black night was split open like the coconut

Which sentence uses parentheses correctly? A) Although Lara was upset (her mother had never called), she still had a great birthday. B) Matthew wanted to ask her out (he wanted to ask anyone out really but he lost his nerve.

The chief reason that family and friends are frequent targets of aggression is that

All red wines from Australia are excellent. Green Valley, Old Châteaux, and Fireside Vineyards are red wines from Australia. Thus, Green Valley, Old Châteaux, and Fireside Vineyards are excellent. This argument is:

1. Why do the people in the Liberian village come running when Old Tanko visits?

Mike and Tom is going on a race for 2 miles, Mike is trying to go less than 14 min, while Tom is trying to go for less than 12 min. Which best summaries the question? A. Mike and Tom are going on a race B. Mike and Tom are going on a race track C.

Which sentence correctly uses the semicolon? (It was already late in the evening; and I wanted to go to bed.) There was no reason to stay awake, since we knew that the power would not come back on until the morning.

How does the structure of Cicero's argument in On the Commonwealth compare to the structure of Hobbes' argument in Leviathan?

Which of these writers influenced T. S. Eliot's works the most?

Which of these BEST describes the meaning of the term precision? A. how consistent a set of measurements is B. how difficult an experiment is to complete C. how close a measurement is to the expected value D.