Melinda is the subject of the sentence.
Well, there could be many reasons. First off, there are many different historical and cultural differences between Shakespeare's time and modern times that a modern student doesn't pick up on, doesn't understand.
Second, you simply have to take into account the fact that, with modern technology, students' attention spans have gotten so bad that simply reading Shakespeare plays is "too boring" for them.
Modern students want quick answers, a bubble they can circle on a multiple choice test type of answer. Interpreting Shakespearean plays requires thought and critical thinking, things that, I'm sorry, but no students seem to use nowadays.
Also, there is the small fact that, especially amongst teenage males, things like plays and reading Shakespeare are labeled as feminine or "gay".
<span>5 is correct. We stayed beneath the trees as long as the rain continued.
6 is correct. All day long the downhill skiing champion walked, as though she had injured her leg.
7 is incorrect. There should be a comma after faithfully. (Because Judy practiced faithfully, she did well in the figure-skating competition.)
8 is correct. John, after he completed his bachelor's degree in architecture, started and ice arena design company.</span>
<span>The best organizational pattern would be to separate the use of a microscope into various parts. For example, there's the slide, the magnifying glass, the base, etc. And then Cynthia could explain how each part works and then how they combine to fulfill the functions of the microscope.</span>