The hound was of this world
Ahem. think of it this way, what word is interjecting
Answer: this is the answer
Explanation
“The last time I visited my hometown was two years ago; nothing looked the same.” The “;” is used to declare a new thought taking place in the same sentence. The rest are all improper.
Answer:
The stripped beds, the breakfast things on the table, the pound of meat for the cat in the kitchen - all of these created the impression that we'd left in a hurry. But we weren't interested in impressions. . . . So there we were, Father, Mother and I, walking in the pouring rain, each of us with a schoolbag and a shopping bag filled to the brim with the most varied assortment of items. The people on their way to work at that early hour gave us sympathetic looks; . . . the conspicuous yellow star spoke for itself.
Explanation:
I embolded all important and most descriptive adjectives and adjectives phrases.