Answer: A) yesterday’s;
Explanation:
In this example, the right answer to use the semicolon. The semicolon is used to join two independent clauses that are really closely related in thought. This punctuation mark is between the full stop and comma.
In this example using the semicolon connected these two sentences without using the conjunction.
Twain likely made Henry Adams an American in England to show how far removed he was from what was viewed as proper English society. As an American he would be considered a backwards outsider that could not possibly fit in. That all changes when he receives the bank-note and then can afford to buy his way into the English society.
Answer:
The <u>first</u> theme statement "The author believes that Johnny Cade is not ready to die, and doesn't want his time to be up yet. He feels as if he has not lived his life to the fullest, and has not got to do or pursue the things he wished to".
The <u>second</u> theme statement "The author believes that the characters have pride in who they are. They are proud and happy to be a greaser, even though others may see them as bad".
The <u>third</u> theme statement "The author believes that Ponyboy feels as if pity is taken upon him, although the character he is speaking to states that she/he doesn't feel that way and really believes that Ponyboy is a good person".
The <u>fourth</u> theme statement "The author believes that Randy feels bad for what he did to upset/disappoint his father. It also seems to surprise Randy that these feelings have taken place".
Explanation: I hope this helps! ^-^ I tried to answer it as fast as I could, and I have also read the book so it made it a little easier to answer since I know the back story. I really tried on this lol so I hope it is good enough, good luck!
Given that 'blunt' means 'not smart' and that 'mettle' means 'wit; intelligence', I believe that the statement that best paraphrases "What a blunt fellow is this grown to be! He was quick mettle when he went to school" is "This man, who was smart in school, has grown up to be unintelligent".
