As for the amphitheaters2
where gladiatorial combats took place, they were as common in Italy
and the Roman Empire as skyscrapers are in the modern city. The word arena, referring to the
site of the games, literally means sand, which is what covered the floor and soaked up the blood.
Openings in the floor of the arena permitted animals to be released into it. A large amphitheater
held at least thirty thousand spectators, and the largest amphitheater of all, the Flavian
Amphitheater—or Colosseum3
—in Rome, seated around fifty thousand.
a. Italy c. Colosseum
b. Roman Empire d. arenas or amphitheaters
d
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sentence is either a run-on or a comma splice. Remember that a run-on sentence includes two independent clauses without proper punctuation between them. A comma splice has an insufficient comma that needs to be followed by a fanboys or that needs to be changed to a semicolon or a period. Identify the error and correct each sentence by making one of the clauses dependent or by using a comma, a fanboys and a comma, a semicolon, or a period. Recycling bins are now in every hallway, that's the good news. (run-on, comma splice) What will be an ideal response?
Así digo yo. Juan is talking about his preferred candidate. Complete the stentences with the correct form of each verb in the present perfect subjunctive or the present perfect indicative, according to the context. Es probable que ella ____________________ (tener) más experiencia que todos los demáscandidatos.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Beantworten Sie die Fragen mit nicht oder kein.
Kauft Anna ein Auto in Deutschland? What will be an ideal response?
A summary can best be described as
a. your formal response to an author’s ideas. b. a detailed and complete record of an author’s ideas. c. a brief statement condensing an author’s ideas in your own words. d. your assessment of the quality of an author’s supporting details.