Vocabulary and Grammar. Anita Desai describes the furniture in the shed as defunct because it was discarded. What is another word for defunct? A. dirty B. dead C. thriving D. empty

What does the expression her heart was throbbing imply

Changing the sentence structure and how quickly events unfold in a story can affect which literary element?

What is a reason to use a rhetorical device? To increase the amount of figurative language To make the writing more interesting To make reading less complex To reduce the number of words needed

I decided that even a hot day in arizona feels comftorble becuase the low humidty. what is the action verb?

How does the author use calling action to affect "First Love"

In "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, how does the narrator's spoken language differ from Dee's? A. The narrator speaks in a nonstandard dialect, while her daughter speaks in a standard English dialect. B.

Review the sentence below. What is the correct meaning of the word "forte?" "Literary criticism is not your forte, my dear fellow. Don't try it. You should leave that to [other] people." a person's weakness a person's strong suit best-side problem

How is the infinitive phrase used in the sentence? To make a long story short, skip the part about the frog in the laundry. A. noun as subject B. noun as direct object C. adjective D. adverb

None of the following are recurring themes in literature except a. hope. b. setting. c. literary elements. d. protagonists.

Does this sentence have faulty parallel structure? The reporter interviewed the coach and player about the incident. Yes or No