There are 8 ounces in a half lb because there are 16 oz in a lb
Answer:
bunburying. Noun. (uncountable) (humorous) Avoiding one's duties and responsibilities by claiming to have appointments to see a fictitious person.
Explanation:
Try this one. <span>Why did the Duke kill his wife in "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning?</span>
<span>Umbrella comes from the Latin word umbra, which means “shade.”
The best way to choose this answer is to eliminate the other possibilities. The last option is not grammatically correct. The two sentences are complete, but only joined with a comma. This is not enough and creates a run-on. The first option uses commas to create a phrase (coming from the Latin word umbra). The sentence should make sense if this phrase is eliminated - it doesn't. The third option doesn't even sound grammatically correct.
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