Answer:
Explanation:
Ponyboy tells the reader that Darryl grew up too fast and that Sodapop has never grown up at all.
A lot of people are wasting water, by not drinking it all or let’s say your brushing your teeth and you keep the water running that’s wasting gallons just keeping it on, or let’s say you take a long shower, that wastes so many gallons of water.
Answer and explanation:
The purpose of using dashes in this excerpt is to set off an appositive sentence that contains commas. An appositive sentence is a structure that offers further information on something mentioned before it. Appositives can usually be set off by commas but, when they are long and present commas in their own structure, they are set off by dashes.
In the excerpt we are studying here, the appositive "-so-called because they used to, like, DECLARE things to be true, okay, as opposed to other things are, like, totally, you know, not-" is a very long one and full of commas. It is supposed to offer further information on what declarative sentences are.
The word harbingers as it is used in this excerpt is a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
Answer:
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. A
Do not take these answers to heart as I am not sure if I'm right, so I do recommend studying up some more before answering. Good luck scholar!
