What is the purpose of an allusion?

I passed the night wretchedly. Sometimes my pulse beat so quickly and hardly that I felt the palpitation of every artery; at others, I nearly sank to the ground through languor and extreme weakness.

Which word in the sentence is the predicate nominative? You should be a new member of the swim club at the pool. A. member B. new C. club D. You

Read these sentences from the passage: The colour of eyes seems to be significant of temperament, but as regards beauty there is little or nothing to choose among colours.

Which method would the Youth League support to end apartheid?

Which of the following groups of words is a sentence fragment? A. When we stopped by the garden. B. Stop by the garden. C. We stopped; she didn't. D. Stopping by the garden, we saw that the flowers were in bloom.

Which repeated action in "Better Wait Till Martin Comes" shows that John is beginning to get nervous? O O O O John watches the cat powder its nose with coal. John hears the cats talking about him to each other.

Which statement best describes how The Washington Times introduces the earthquake in the first article?

Hughes was assigned to find infected cow parts at meat processing plants in Washington. He remembers the sad look on some owners' faces when he flashed his badge.

English XI - Skills Punctuation 1 Which of these sentences is correctly punctuated? "Yes, they were at the theater," replied Jane. "They sat in the twenty-ninth row." "Yes, they were at the theater." replied Jane. "They sat, in the twenty-ninth row.

Which of the following is the best description of Catherine and Heathcliff's love in Wuthering Heights?. Heathcliff loves Catherine all his life, though his love is unrequited ... They are passionate, but their love transgresses social boundaries ...