D. "Neither my friends nor my family cares about me," said Finlay.
In this sentence there are two subjects, "friends" and "family". Since the conjunction "neither...nor" is used, the subject-verb agreement gets a little tricky. If both subjects were singular, as in he or she, the verb must agree with a singular subject. This is because it is either one or the other not both. In this sentence, one subject is plural, friends, and one subject is singular, family. Family is considered a collective noun, so even though there are many people in the family, there is only one family. Since family is closest to the verb and it is singular, "to care" must be in the singular form. Option B and C are wrong because the verbs "were" and "are" are plural verbs.
Use your own words to complete the
sentences below after a dash. Use phrases that
are unexpected, dramatic or an afterthought.
a. He went for a bike ride - but returned without
the bike.-<em><u>UNEXPECTED</u></em>
b.They did not intend it to <em>happen-AFTERTHOUGHT</em>
c. A horrific scene awaited them-<em>DRAMATIC</em>
<em>SHARING</em><em> </em><em>IS</em><em> </em><em>CARRING</em>
<em>CARRY</em><em> </em><em>ON</em><em> </em><em>LEARNING</em>
Answer:
a bear was attacking her in the nightmare
The similarity between persuasive speeches and persuasive essays is that their purpose is the same. It convinces someone to believe in a certain thought or do a specific thing. However, persuasive speeches are meant to be heard while persuasive essays should be read. Both include introduction, body, and conclusion but in speeches, it is common to state again the point at the end of each parts.
