Answer:
To use the genre of fiction to explore the harsh realities of war and communicate them to a wider audience.
Explanation:
Author Tim O'Brien's purpose in writing his book The Things They Carried is to use the genre of fiction to explore the harsh realities of war and communicate them to a wider audience.
Answer:
Even though Tina told her to skip it, Lexie had a nagging feeling in her gut that if she missed her brother's spelling bee, he would be extremely disappointed in her as well as her parents. After a half an hour of going through the list of pros and cons she had written, she called Tina and told her that although she truly did want to go to the show with them, she thought that her family should always come before friends. Tina completely understood and when Jess heard the news, she was disappointed but came to terms with Lexie's decision. As soon as Lexie arrived at the spelling bee competition, her brother's face lit up with pure happiness and joy when he noticed that Lexie was there with their parents. <em>This was the right decision.</em> Lexie thought while she cheered on her brother. At the end of the championship, her brother won and they all went out to celebrate.
Answer:
The leaf broke loose from the gnarled branch. -<em> simple</em>
The child ran to greet the dog, and the teddy bear fell to the ground. - <em>compound</em>
While the moon was full, the wolves howled and the dogs slept. - <em>compound-complex</em>
I looked over my shoulder, because I had an eerie feeling. - <em>complex</em>
Explanation:
Compound sentence is a type of sentence that contains at least two independent clauses (have subject and a verb and make a complete thought) which are merged with a comma, conjunction or a semicolon.
Complex sentences is a type of sentence that consists of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses (can not stand alone).
Simple sentence is a type of sentence that consist of just one independent clause.
Compound-complex sentence is a type of a sentence that consists of at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
