The Dust Bowl During the 1930s, extreme drought and high winds made life incredibly difficult in the Great Plains region of the
United States. In many areas, rainfall was forty percent less than normal. The soil became extremely dry, and when strong winds blew, they created tremendous dust storms. These so-called “black blizzards” were so thick that they made daylight seem like dusk. During this terrible period, the Great Plains region of the United States was named the “Dust Bowl.” Over the next few years, the drought continued, and the winds created more dust storms. In some places, the drought and high winds lasted for eight years. Many people wondered if the black blizzards would ever end. What role does the underlined sentence serve in this paragraph? It is a fact that serves as a supporting detail. It is a statistic that serves as a supporting detail. It is an example that serves as a supporting detail. It is the topic sentence.
Pronouns ending in -self may not be used as subjects
example = John and myself went to school = FALSE John and I went to school = CORRECT They do need an antecedent, are called reflexive pronouns and may be used in colloquial speech.
