In the sentence "Before gaining fame as a writer, Mark Twain worked as a printer, a riverboat pilot, and a miner," the key idea is
a. before gaining fame.
b. as a writer.
c. Mark Twain worked.
d. as a printer, a riverboat pilot, and a miner.
c
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Paraphrasing can be defined as
a. quoting an author’s exact words. b. restating an author’s ideas in your own words. c. using the author’s statements in a summary. d. changing the meaning of a passage.
Choose the meaning of the word in bold using an antonym as a context clue: Though some of Grandpa's inventions were preposterous, the automatic door he attached to the chicken coop ended up being quite sensible
a. ridiculous b. thoughtful c. intelligent d. reasonable
What does the girl say to Mrs. Turpin?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following examples illustrates a fragment, run-on (or fused) sentence,
or comma splice? A) Becky was nervous and depressed she was overworked. B) Aware of his social blunder, Kevin was quick to apologize. C) I closed my eyes, drifting off into a sound sleep. D) After gardening, he was too tired and sore to go out.