7. The best time to plant flower seeds, of course, is just before a rainy season, not in the middle of a hot dry summer.
8. Our neighbor, Miss Allen, manages two apartment houses.
9. As a matter of fact, most horses can run four miles without having to stop.
10. The Comanches, like many nomadic tribes, once traveled throughout Kansas, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma.
I wasn't sure about number 6.
Hope this helps,
Davinia.
Answer: Choice C)
He wishes for the reader to have an emotional response to the people or events.
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Explanation:
- Choice A is false because the events or people are real.
- Choice B is true (the people and events are real), but it's not the reason why the writer would go for a poem. The writer could go for an essay if all they wanted to do was talk about the person or event.
- Choice C is true and it's the answer. Poems provide an emotional response of some kind which allows people to connect better. This in turn allows people to remember the poem better, or remember the person/events better.
- Choice D is false because choice A is false.
The correct answer for this question is "D. Oh how little seems the spanMeasured round the life of man." Among the following choices, the line in the excerpt from the poem "A Grain of Sand" by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper that indicates its subject is that Oh how little seems the spanMeasured round the life of man.
Answer:
what happens to you once the Titanic sinks
Explanation:
strikes the iceberg
The answer is: [D]:
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They are often used to combine choppy sentences.
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Conjunctions are often used to combine choppy sentences.
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Note: The questions asks about CONJUNCTIONS —NOT about "contractions".
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Choice "A" is incorrect. They are not used to combine two or more LONG sentences. If sentences are already long, then do not need to be combined with a conjunction.
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Choice: "B" is incorrect. To the contrary, the use of conjunctions actually makes sentences longer.
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Choice "C" is incorrect. To the contrary, the use of conjunctions should be used (appropriately, of course) in essays. The use of "contractions" should not be used in essays or formal writing.
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Choice "D" is correct. They are often used to combine choppy sentences for better reading and engagement.
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