Answer:
Which passage uses the most varied sentence pattern? ... Passage B: Birds make great pets. ... Read this excerpt from Immigrant Kids by Russell Freedman. ... Which detail best supports the idea that being interviewed at Ellis Island was very ... Some immigrants got so nervous that they couldn't answer the questions.
Explanation:
1 is a, 2 is b, 3 is b, 4 is c, 5 is a, 6 is b, 7 is b, 8 is a
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Read "Object Lesson" by Ellery Queen.
How is the clock used to create suspense and pacing in
the story?
Answer:
The time frame to solve the crime is established by Mr. Ellery Queen as what remains of the first period, which ends at 9:35. Being 8:56, that means that there´re 39 minutes to solve the mystery. Throughout that time, everyone keeps looking at the clock and the author provides exact information on how much time remains, creating pacing and suspense. Finally, Mr. Ellery solves it exactly at 9:35.
Answer:
1) The correct answer here is D)
Explanation:
The simile that compares the boat to a bucking broncho strengthened the tense mood.
Paragraph 9 reads:
The boat "pranced and reared, and plunged like an animal" repeatedly over "walls of water" repeatedly.
This sort of comparison forces one to think about the kind of attention channels at riding wild and dangerous animal.
The simile communicates great danger to the reader of the possibility of the boat to crash or capsize at any given moment as it slams against the waters and into the huge waves before them.
2) The correct answer is D)
Explanation:
The phrase "<em>The mind of the master of a vessel is rooted deep in the timbers of her</em>" alludes that the Captain of the vessel regardless of how long they have commanded such vessel.
3) The excerpt which confirms the relentlessness and indifference of the ocean is given below
"<em>A particular danger of the sea is the fact that after successfully getting through one wave, you discover that there is another behind it. The next wave is just as nervously anxious and purposeful to overturn boats.</em>"
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