<u>Answer:
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To show that modern authors use semicolons less frequently than classic authors is one reason the author includes information about "Sense and Sensibility" and "Twilight"
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- The author has put emphasis on the differences between the writings of modern and classical authors.
- He has tried to convey how the classical authors' used punctuations differently and how did that change the perception of the reader towards the text.
- He points out that the classical authors relied more on punctuations for exhibiting tone differences.
Answer:
D. "Oh sweetheart, you must be the first kid ever who cheated to make his temperature lower."
Explanation:
'Snow Day' is a short story written by W.M. Akers. The story is about Ned, who is suffering from a high fever and it is a snow day– rare and never to be missed.
As Ned sees outside his window other children playing in the snow, he also dresses in the snow day clothes. But his mother stopped her from going outside. Ned is desperate to go outside and play so tried to cheat with his temperature by putting a thermometer in a glass filled with ice cubes. So, this evidence supports the conclusion that Ned was desperate to play outside in the snow.
Therefore, option D is correct.
Answer:
Dispatch weight? Remove weight or something like that for sure.
Hot zone. Air lock. These are both examples of jargon, aka slang.
