The words are used to show quick, straight actions, they are scattered about so that the reader has the impression that the scene is impactful as the excerpt "I was struck by the intimacy scene." shows. There is also the idea that only the ones engaged in the conversations are allowed to hear their content and finally, these people are free from their masters -- teachers, parents and any other adult that symbolizes authority.
No, I do not agree. However Ambition actually means to achieve something strongly or to aim at that goal. The meaning of Greed is selfish and greediness. There are two different things.
I really don't know if my answer is going to help you but . . .
“Pretense” is a noun, and another form of the verb “pretend”. It is synonymous with “guise” “an act”, and can also refer to “a claim”, furthering its similarity to “pretend”. Pretense is the American spelling of the word, while pretence, with a “c”, is the British spelling. Here are some examples:
“He was hiding his anger under the pretense that everything was fine”
“She was not even making any pretence of hiding”
That is how you put "pretense" in a sentence . . . . . .
hope this helps even tho I do not think this is the answer
The topic sentence is almost always the first sentence of a paragraph, to give a very brief summary of what the reader is about to read and also to make the reader interested. This means the best answer for this question is:
B) The greatest gift the Sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing.
