Answer:
<em><u>Although</u></em> she was tired, she read until midnight.
Explanation:
The word "although" is a subordinating conjunction that presents a dependent clause. It is used to present a statement that contrasts the main idea of the sentence, introducing the dependent clause to complete the information of the independent clause.
So, the given sentence<em> "_______ she was tired, she read until midnight"</em> presents two contrasting yet connected sentences. While <em>"____ she was tired"</em> presents the contrast in the final clause<em> "she read until midnight"</em>, using "although" will complete the whole sentence.
Thus, the final sentence will be "<u>Although</u> she was tired, she read until midnight."
Answer:
Slavery was the main issue dividing the main parties.
Explanation:
The election of 1856 in which James Buchanan won as a Democratic presidential candidate, against the Know-Nothings party and the Republican party, shows that "Slavery was the main issue dividing the main parties."
This is evident in the fact that the Democratic party was perceived by the public as a party in support of slavery.
Hence, some Democrats and Whigs party members fall out to form new parties, the Know-Nothing Party, and the Republican party.
The Know-Nothings party has the ideal of anti-immigration, while the Republicans have the anti-slavery ideals.
Answer:
Number 4 would be the best answer.
Explanation:
Passing through each option, from a deductible, logical perspective:
- Number 3 cannot be concluded from the excerpt given.
- Number 1 could maybe be a possible answer, but can be dropped aside due to the fact that the speaker implies a certain level of pride to his statement, when he says that he has made the railroad 'race against time'. Hence, he would probably still want to keep building them!
- Number 2 is the one that is maybe best confused. As the conclusion 'Now it's done!' could very much either mean that all railroads have been completed, or that he hasn't found work anymore. This can be clarified by considering that he's talking about <em>a </em><em>railroad, </em>and that his whole speech has a certain emotional, almost poethical appeal to it. So the main point here isn't the general need for railroads, but rather the speaker's feelings and aflictions.
Answer:
The answer is indeed letter A. Antony calls the assassins "honourable men” but subtly turns the crowd against them.
Explanation:
At this point of Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar", Caesar has been betrayed and killed by his men. Mark Antony, who was loyal to Caesar, now pretends to be loyal to Brutus and Cassius, Caesar's assassins, to save his own life. However, at the funeral, he wittily shows the crowd that Brutus and Cassius are not good men. Even though he calls them "honourable", he does so ironically. The Roman people loved Caesar and very well knew his qualities. By emphasizing the fact that Brutus is trying to find some flaw to blame on Caesar, Antony shows the crowd that Brutus is against Caesar and should not be trusted. He then makes it clear that it is not just Brutus since "so are they all, all honourable men". Antony smartly conveys the very opposite of what his words are saying.
