What is the parlor trick that Collins refers to?

What will be an ideal response?


Wrapping one's arms around one's body so that it looks like one is being embraced

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All of the following statements about capitalization are true except

a. Capitalize all words that indicate directions b. Capitalize words that indicate sections of the country. c. Capitalize languages, ethnic groups, and nationalities. d. Capitalize religions, supreme beings, and holy books.

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El profesor de Herma, __________es normalmente muy aburrido, llevó su clase al Museo de Bellas Artes.

a. el cual b. lo cual c. quienes

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Dal presente al passato. Tu sei andato/a con Marisa e le sue amice al Festival dei Due Mondi. Riscrivi i verbi nel presente al passato prossimo per descrivere il viaggio.

Sfortunatamente (unfortunately), Gianni è malato e rimane a casa. ______________________________________________________________________

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Fill in each blank in the following paragraph with the correct comparative or superlative form of the adjective in parentheses.

Yesterday was the (1) _______ (hot) day of the year. As a result, my garden is looking (2) _______ (ugly) than ever. The leaves on the trees were baked in the sun and are the (3) _______ (dry) I have ever seen them. I was hoping that my roses would bloom, but now they will take even (4) _______ (long) to grow. Just like my garden, I was uncomfortable and unhappy too. I haven’t ever been (5) _______ (warm) than I was yesterday.

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