Gramps had been coaching at the local college when he quit and went to work at the bank. What is the tense of the underlined verb? a. simple past b. past perfect c. past progressive d. past perfect progressive

Italian sonnets typically have a twist in the closing couplet. What twist does the speaker bring into the closing couplet of John Donne's "Death Be Not Proud"?

Underline the adverbs and adjectives in the sentence. Water is constantly moving between the ocean, air, land and living things.

Use dystopia in a sentence

There (was, were) many countries involved in world war II a. was b. were

According to the author, the real tragedy of this fable is that

In Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, what does Gulliver's views about the Lilliputian's physical characteristics say about his view of their character? Gulliver believes that his larger size means that he can easily outfight them.

Is a personal account that does NOT contain fact-based details reliable? Explain your rationale.

Read the passage. John eventually went to college at the University of Montana, where he took care of some captive bears for the same scientists. After college, he joined the Peace Corps and went to Cameroon in Africa.

According to the author, what do some of the older Japanese people say when they have to endure something difficult? A. "Honor above all" B. "Suffer in silence" C. "Tears disgrace" D. "Shikata ga nai"

Breaking Down the Structure of "The Turtle" Break down the structure of the poem by completing each sentence.