Answer:
Jing-mei's mother took her to a <em>"beauty training school" </em>to get her daughter to look like Shirley Temple which only resulted in a disastrous look.
Explanation:
Amy Tan's short story "Two Kinds" revolves around the story of how a Chinese immigrant child is 'expected' to be a prodigy and made to 'be molded' with the American way of life. The story presents how the protagonist’s mother tried to 'help' her daughter make a name for herself in America.
In the given paragraph, Jing-mei narrates how her mother wanted to 'shape' her into becoming the next Shirley Temple. She wanted her daughter to become famous. So, she took her to a <em>"beauty training school"</em> and cut her hair, which only resulted in a much more disastrous outcome.
Answer:
"often considered witty"
Explanation:
A subject complement is a word that describes the subject of a sentence that follows immediately after a linking verb. Like the name suggests, it complements the subject. It can either be a noun, adjective or pronoun.
Therefore, the subject complement from the sentence "Bret Hartes' poems and prose were often considered witty" is "often considered witty".
Answer:
Preston's birthday
Explanation:
Preston's birthday because bbefore is the preposition and the object is Preston's birthday