The correct way would be: While she was sleeping, the alarm kept ringing in Jamie's ear.
<u><em>While</em></u> contains the element of duration and it is better to use a progressive form.
<u><em>Sleeping</em></u><em> </em>is a verb that has duration, so it should not be conjugated in the past simple if there is a simultaneous action.
Answer:
present.
Explanation:
It speaks of a past event (liking the old man) to a future plan (killing him). This cancels eachother out meaning it's present tense (if that makes sense).
Answer:
1The art of letter writing seems to have declined sharply in recent years.
Shape and pattern type : the information has been organised in terms of cause-effect, however, the topic sentence has the effect and the other sentences unfold the possible causes. This is a top down approach.
Explanation:
The topic sentence holds the most important idea: the fact the art of writing has turned rapidly into an activity from the past has been well noticed in recent years: <em>effect.</em> Then, these are the possible <em>causes</em>: the high cost of stationary and postage; people's lack of time for writing; change of means of communicating with friends; and the instant access to friends and family members through other means of communication.
