A spendthrift (also profligate or prodigal) is a person who spends a lot of money and is excessive and wasteful, typically to the point where his or her spending exceeds his o.r her reso.urces..Spendthrift" comes from an outdated definition of the word "thrift" ?that refers to riches rather than frugality, hence a "spendthrift" is someone who has wasted their wealth.
The sentence which uses correct punctuation is C. In time, of course, all issues get resolved, but not necessarily in the way you would like.
In A, the comma before <em>he was concerned </em>should be a dash. In B, there should be a colon before <em>a flashlight, </em>not a semi colon. In D, there should be a comma before <em>yet, </em>and not a colon.
A descriptive quote is simply a quote that throughly describes and gives details about a subject or in this case a character.
Without more information on your assignment, my best understanding is that your teacher is looking for a quote from whatever literary piece you are reading that best describes each of the characters.
I think this is a sentence
initial velocity, u = 0m/s (starts from rest)
final velocity, v = ?
time, t = 10 seconds
acceleration, a = 0.8m/s²
v - u = at
v - 0 = 0.8(10)
v - 0 = 8
v = 8m/s
speed = distance / time
distance = speed x time
distance = 8 x 10
distance = 80m
