Point of View
When I arrived here, it was right in the middle of the hottest, driest summer on record. I could feel the grimy, dry dust covering my clothes like a blanket whenever a car drove by, and when I breathed in really, really deep it felt like sand paper scratching the inside of my throat.
What is the point of view of the passage?
First-person
What are the five elements of narrative structure?
The five elements of narrative structure are exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Good wood is like a jewel, Tio Abran, my great grandfather, Jacobo's twin brother, use to say. Huisache burns fast, in twisting yellow flames, engulfing the log in a cocoon of fire. In this context, what does the word "huisache" mean?
Huisache is a type of wood.
Add the proper capitalization to the following sentence:
How far is orange county from san francisco?
How far is Orange County from San Francisco?
How should the following sentence be capitalized and punctuated?
im so excited that julie called and is planning for the two of us to go to sky zone this summer on the third of july
I'm so excited that Julie called and is planning for the two of us to go to Sky Zone this summer on the third of July!
What are the five points of view?
first-person, second-person, third-person objective, third-person limited, and third-person omniscient
The Trojan War has ended, and Odysseus, a clever leader of the Greeks, set sail with his men toward home. Blown off course, they arrived at the island of the Cyclopses, the one-eyed giants. There, Odysseus and his men found a well-stocked cave. Before they could leave, a Cyclops arrived and trapped them inside. To Odysseus’s horror, the Cyclops picked up two men, crushing them to death, and ate them. Odysseus knew he had to think of a way to escape before he, too, became the Cyclops’s meal. The next day, while the Cyclops was tending his flock, Odysseus found a piece of wood and sharpened it into a spear.
How is this selection organized?
A. by main idea and supporting details
B. by compare and contrast
C. in chronological order
D. by cause and effect
C. in chronological order
Sarah had nearly finished her physical therapy training, and everywhere she went, she seemed to find eager patients fervently awaiting her completion of the program. Sarah had the best training, her skills were exemplary, and she couldn't wait to open her own practice. The local health club seemed too haughty for her tastes. She wanted an office where people were friendly and polite, not stuck up and superficial. In this context, what does the word "haughty" mean?
Haughty means conceited, vain, or stuck-up.
How can the following two sentences be combined into one clear sentence?
Steller's sea eagle can be spotted at dusk. It is one of several eagles in the area.
Steller's sea eagle can be spotted at dusk; it is one of several eagles in the area.
Space exploration is not a drain on the economy; it generates infinitely more wealth than it spends. Royalties on NASA patents and licenses currently go to the U.S. Treasury, not back to NASA.
How is this text organized? A. by main idea and supporting details B. by compare and contrast c. in chronological order D. by cause and effect
A. by main idea and support details
As Chiara sprinted to what looked like an easy win, she stumbled and dropped the baton. The other team's runner raced ahead of her to victory.
What is the point of view of this passage?
Third-person objective
Jamal sat waiting for the ski lift to take him up the slope. It was early yet, and the slopes had just opened. The snow was a perfect fluffy whiteness that lay undisturbed and peaceful. It is a brand new day, Jamal thought, looking out over the fresh snow. He took a deep breath and felt the crisp morning air fill his lungs. He felt better already, and he had not even gotten off the lift.
How does this story's setting seem to affect Jamal?
The setting seems to inspire Jamal - to make him feel more positive.
Sarah had nearly finished her physical therapy training, and everywhere she went, she seemed to find eager patients fervently awaiting her completion of the program. Sarah had the best training, her skills were exemplary, and she couldn't wait to open her own practice. The local health club seemed too haughty for her tastes. She wanted an office where people were friendly and polite, not stuck up and superficial. In this context, what does the word "fervently" mean?
The word fervently means enthusiastically, passionately, or eagerly.
Which punctuation should come after the word hockey?
Ben doesn't like hockey it is too rough.
Ben doesn't like hockey; it is too rough. (semi-colon)
How should the following sentence be capitalized and punctuated?
after the students were seated the teacher exclaimed its assessment friday and then in a more serious tone said im just kidding its simply fist bump friday
After the students were seated, the teacher exclaimed, "It's Assessment Friday!" and then, in a more serious tone, said, "I'm just kidding, it's simply fist-bump Friday.
Kiri dipped one end of the gnarled oar into the water, braced her sun-baked arms, and slowly propelled the canoe forward across the pane of glass her parents called the sea. She looked behind her, at the ripples and bubbles calling her name- Kiri, Kiri, Kiri-but they soon settled down once the canoe was far enough away. Kiri liked to think of the ocean as a great child, whispering to her and splashing water up at her flushed face. Her parents didn’t think like Kiri did, though. They frowned when she slapped the crests of frolicking waves with the palm of her hand.
What is the point of view of this passage?
Third-person omniscient
With a wave of fire rolling across the room, workers rushed to the windows, only to meet more fire. Hot air expands. Unless it escapes, pressure will keep building, eventually blowing a hole even in a heavy iron container like a boiler. Heat and pressure blew out the eighth-floor windows. Firefighters call the result "lapping in" - that is, sucking flames into open windows above. That is why you see black scorch marks on the wall above the window of a burnt-out room.
How is this selection organized?
A. by main idea and supporting details
B. by compare and contrast
C. in chronological order
D. by cause and effect
D. by cause and effect
Antonio waited for the rush that was sure to come. Felix closed in and feinted with his left shoulder and threw his right instead. In this context, what does the word "feinted" mean?
The word feinted means made a deceptive move or faked.
How should the following sentence be revised for clarity?
Chattering in the tree, we listened to two squirrels.
We listened to two squirrels chattering in the tree.
Suddenly Jacob and the other cutter jumped back. One of the men sprinted over to a shelf on the wall and seized a red fire pail. Jerkily, he raced back and threw the pail of water under one of the tables, at the huge bin of fabric scraps leftover from days and days of cutting out shirtwaists.
What is an element of this excerpt from historical fiction?
A. It is set in the distant past.
B. It is a novel written before the twenty-first century.
C. It tells the real-life story of a person from the past.
D. It combines historical events with imaginary characters and/or events.
D. It combines historical events with imaginary characters and/or events.
Again and again Max shouted for Larry, screaming until his voice grew hoarse. Then he stopped and hunched over, hugging his knees, one hand still clutching the flare. The other hand held one side of his head. Tears now mixed with the rain on my face, and sobs blended with my coughs. In a moment, my fear was going to overwhelm me, so I tried to cling to my fury. “You threw me out of the plane!”
What is the point of view of this passage?
First-person
A water nymph named Clytie was in love with the god of the sun, Apollo, but Apollo had no interest in Clytie. Clytie was so sad that she sat all day with her hair falling to the ground. She would not eat or drink and lost interest in everything else. Each day she did nothing but watch the sun rise and set, rise and set. Finally, her legs rooted in the ground and her face became a flower. Now known as the sunflower, Clytie still turns her face to the sun.
What is the theme of this story?
You cannot let love control you.
When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say, 'Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free.' In this context, what are "crowns and pounds?"
"Crowns and pounds" are things of value or things worth money.
How should the following sentence be revised for clarity?
For his birthday, he received a jacket from his father with a zip-out lining.
For his birthday, he received a jacket with a zip-out lining from his father.
When sailors long ago glimpsed a smooth body, round head, and fluked tail parting the surface of the sea, they believed they had just sighted a mermaid. Biologists now know that what these sailors had seen was no mermaid: it was the dugong, a sea mammal related to the manatee. The dugong is bulky, its skin thick and tough, and it has two front flippers that are used for steering and a fluked tail for propulsion. It can grow as long as 11 ft and weigh up to 800 lbs-as much as a cow. Indeed, dugongs are also called “sea cows” because they graze on beds of seagrass.
What is a one-sentence summary of this paragraph?
The dugong is a sea mammal that resembles other creatures.