What does the proverb, you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear mean?

In "hanging fire" the recurring line "and mommas bedroom with the door closed" creates a feeling of- a-confidence b-connection b-isolation d-poverty

hat do the words partial, palatial, and potential have in common? They have the same prefix. They have the same suffix. They have similar meanings. They have the same word root.

Read the paragraph. (1) William Shakespeare was born in 1564. (2) His best work was A Midsummer Night's Dream. (3) His poems and sonnets are considered the best of all time.

Writing Prompt: What makes King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" powerful and effective? After reading King's letter, answer the question by analyzing how he uses structure and language purposefully in his text.

Select the absolute phrase in the sentence. The company trudged across the muddy fields, their boots sticking with every step.

Which of the following events happens first in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat"? A. The narrator comes home drunk and cuts out one of the eyes of his cat. B. The narrator says he will die the following day. C.

Why was the issue of man's inhumanity to his fellow man so relevant when William Golding first published Lord of the Flies? A. British imperialism provoked negative reactions worldwide. B.

What is the purpose of the author's description of Della's hair and clothing?

Is "i sat between him and her during the sales conference" a correct use of pronouns

Conventions of English 11:Question 5 Read the following sentence: Lyme disease is named for Lymė, Connecticut, where the tick borne illness was first identified in 1975.