Answer:
When a fight nearly broke out between John McNab and Mars Bar, Maniac stepped in and simply led Mars Bar away from the McNab home.
Explanation:
Maniac was instrumental in bringing Mars Bar to the McNab's home for the birthday party. But Mars Bar was uncomfortable being in a white home and the McNab family were uncomfortable having a black in their home. When the McNab boys played the game "blacks and whites", it made Mars Bar very uncomfortable.
Maniac's purpose of inviting Mars Bar to the birthday party was to teach Mars Bar about the white people and to teach the white about the blacks. But it wasn't actualized.
"Maniac Magee" is a story by American author Jerry Spinelli. The story's themes center on racism and inequality. It tells the story of an orphan boy who was looking for an abode and a home in the fictional town of Two Mills. Two Mills is a town which was torn between the East and West, blacks and whites.
<em>The key difference between a central idea and a motif is </em><em>b) A central idea is abstract, while a motif is concrete. </em>
A <u>central idea</u> of a literary work -the theme- is the dominant idea the author wants to conveys. <u>Motifs</u>, on the other hand, are all the devices the author uses to support that main idea, such as images, symbols or words. <u>Motifs</u> have a symbolic value and remind the reader about the theme.
Answer: A) He has already been to the asteroid.
Explanation: In the given lines we can see Kenniston talking to another person, they are discussing whether or not they have to go back to an asteroid and that in order to do that, they need to find a ship. An inference is something that the text doesn't say in a literal way, but that we can understand when we read the text, in this case we can infer that Kenniston has already been to the asteroid because he said "we've got to get back".
The correct answer is: [A]:
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"People will not get ahead if they do not study."
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Explanation:
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Note that one (1) feature of an "adverb clause" is that an "adverb clause" must begin with a "subordinating conjunction".
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The only answer choices provided that meet this criterion are:
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Choice: [A]: "People will not get ahead if they do not study."
In this sentence, there is a "subordinating conjunction"— which is—" if ".
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Choice: [C]: " Because of the defensive driving lessons, I am probably a better driving today ".
In this sentence, there is a "subordinating conjunction"
— which is—"Because" .
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Note the other criteria for "adverb clauses" — as follows:
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1) Adverb clauses are "modifiers".
2) Adverb clauses contain both a subject AND a verb.
3) Adverb clauses, on their own, do not form complete sentences.
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Consider: Choice: [C]:
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"Because of the defensive driving lessons, I am probably a better driving today."
→ Note: Since the particular clause beings with the "subordinating conjunction—"Because" (in this case) — consider the phrase:
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"Because of the defense driving lessons" ;
→ This is NOT an "adverb clause". An "adverb clause" must contain BOTH a "noun" AND a "verb"— and this particular clause does NOT contain a "verb".
Rule out "Choice: [C] " .
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Consider:
"Choice: [A]: "People will not get ahead if they do not study."
→ <u>Note</u>: Since the particular clause beings with the "subordinating conjunction"—" if " (in this case) — consider the phrase:
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" if they do not study ."
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→ Note the following:
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1) This clause contains BOTH a "noun" —which is: "they" (a subject pronoun referring to "people"); AND a "verb" —which is: "do [not] study" .
2) This clause modifies "people" .
3) This clause is a NOT a sentence if it stands alone.
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Thus; this very answer choice: "Answer choice: [A]:
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→ "People will not get ahead if they do not study."
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→ is the only sentence —
(among the answer choices provided) —
that: 1) is an "adverb clause" ; AND:
that: 2) is the correct answer.
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