Who are “you and I” in the opening line? Who are “we” at the end?

What will be an ideal response?



  • Some possibilities: Prufrock and the woman he is attending. Prufrock and the reader. Prufrock and Prufrock—he’s talking to himself, “you” being the repressive self, “I” being the timid or repressed self. Prufrock and the other eggheads of the Western world—in this view, the poem is Eliot’s satire on the intelligentsia.

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a. a verb tense error. b. a subject-verb agreement error. c. a correct sentence.

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An introduction should NOT open with ________

A. a fact or statistic B. a quotation C. a short example or narrative D. an announcement of your topic only

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¿Pretérito, imperfecto, presente perfecto o pluscuamperfecto del indicativo? Decide cuál de estas conjugaciones necesitas, de acuerdo al contexto. Luego completa las oraciones.El profesor ____________________ (explicar) la lección tres veces cuando el estudiante hizo su pregunta.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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El lugar donde nadas es _______________________________________________________.

Complete each statement with a sport, leisure activity, or place. For verbs, use the infinitive form. For nouns, use the appropriate definite article.

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