Answer:
- Growing up means accepting oneself.
Explanation:
The theme of the given excerpt from 'The Outsiders' is 'growing up means accepting oneself' as it displays how the speaker has accepted his brothers' distinct choices and their way of life instead of imposing his own interests on them. His brother Soda does not 'crack a book at all' while Darrel, his eldest brother, remains busy with his work and doesn't have time for books, drawing, or movies but he seems to have accepted these differences in their choices. It reflects that with growing up, he's become more mature and accepting.
The definition of dyspeptic is a person with poor digestion, something that relates to poor digestion or a depressed person.
Answer:
Collective Noun
Explanation:
If you were referring to "The staff" then this would be a collective noun.
A collective noun refers to a group of things or people, or a group that consist of multiple members that are taken as a whole. Other examples of collective nouns would be words like, faculty, organization, flock, troupe, collection.
It is any noun that represents a group of more than one member.
A. Would be correct because mayor is the subject and lives being the verb.