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- After eating lunch at the cafeteria, Ben went to the gym to have a swim.
- Due to the damage caused by the storm, the ferry will not be running today.
- The company's training session, which was due to take place on Tuesday, has been postponed.
- If you are going to college this autumn, don't forget to sign up for a discount card.
Explanation:
Commas are punctuation marks that separate and help organize words, clauses, and concepts in a sentence. They usually follow participial phrases that introduce a sentence.
An adverbial phrase such as "After eating lunch at the cafeteria" at the beginning of a sentence, should be followed by a comma. Nonrestrictive clauses such as "which was due to take place on Tuesday" are should be set off by commas. If a dependent clause is used to introduce a sentence, it should be followed by a comma.
I would say that the best summary of this paragraph is C) Systems transmitting information across a distance are called telegraphs. The word telegraph originates from Greek words. The world has moved forward since ancient forms of communication, and people now exchange email addresses because of the Internet.
Answer:
If this is for Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief chapter 19, "We Find Out the Truth, Sort of," when they are in Hades thrown room then this scene shows that the friends are willing to sacrifice for each other for the happiness and safety of the others. This also shows the trust that the friends have for one another. Percy had been accused of taking the master bolt, and when it was found in his backpack, both Annabeth and Grover knew and trusted Percy enough to know that he had not taken it. Towards the end of the chapter Percy leaves his mom behind in the underworld with Hades. Both Annabeth and Grover try to persuade Percy to let them stay in the underworld so Percy can have his mom, but Percy declines and takes Annabeth and Grover with him back to the surface.
Explanation:
Answer: B. The work was cruel and inhumane.
Explanation:
Slaves were often subject to work that was too cruel and inhumane to be given to humans of higher social standards. They were forced to work in weather conditions that would be detrimental to a human's health and were subjected to working hours that left little time for rest.
Coupled with this was physical and mental abuses in terms of beatings and intimidation that made the work much harder to do. This is why slave work was said to be grueling.
