Identify the predicate nominative in the following sentence.

The mayor is the person responsible for passing the new law.

A. mayor

B. person

C. law

D. responsible

Which excerpt from "The Gift of the Magi" best illustrates the humorous tone of the narrator? Oh, and the next two hours tripped by on rosy wings. Forget the hashed metaphor. She was ransacking the stores for Jim's present.

Trying to find an agent that's most effective in suppressing Bush fires other than water

What evidence supports the conclusion that the main character is lonely in "The Passing"? Click here to read the story. "Summer had grown old, and I was becoming restless.

How does paragraph 7 contribute to the development of ideas on the text in the third wish

What does the underlined conjunction connect in the sentence? My aunt usually paints on canvas or sculpts with clay to relax. A. predicates B. direct objects C. sentences D. subjects

On pages 127-128, What gift did Mrs. Davidson give to Joey? Why didn't she like it? This gift that she received symbolizes "being different" - how can you explain this symbolism?

What does McCarthy seem to be suggesting in the final paragraph in his speech? In 'Enemies from within' speech.

Read the excerpt from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." So that thus it is, that natural men are held in the hand of God, over the pit of hell; they have deserved the fiery pit, and are already sentenced to it;

Revision involves A. Checking for correct capitalization B. Being consistent with paragraph indentation C. Clarifying purpose and meaning D. Checking for repeated words and confused words

The audience for this letter is a school administrator. If the audience changed to the students themselves, how would the tone change? It would be more formal. It would be less sarcastic. It would be less formal. It would remain the same.