The participial or infinitive phrase in each sentence are in bold
Julia withdrew money from each paycheck to renovate her old and dingy bathroom.
Humming to himself, he appeared in good spirits as he walked to the office.
Audience members, bored by the dull guest speaker, quickly lost their interest in the presentation.
To become an expert archer, Natasha dedicated long days to repetitive target drills.
The movie featured an unknown actress described as a rising star.
To gain admittance to Yale University was Nicholas's top priority.
Tonight's gala event is an effort to help raise money for natural-disaster relief.
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"Quickly" is an adverb since it is describing the verb, "sped."
It answers the question "how did it speed?" - It sped <em>quickly</em>.
The Giant’s House is a fiction novel written by Elizabeth McCracken and published in 1996.
1. Characters
- James Sweatt: A 11-year-old boy who suffers from gigantism which makes him the world’s tallest man.
- The Narrator, Peggy Cort, who is a spinster librarian
2. Plot
The novel is about a librarian, Peggy Cort who falls in love with a young boy, James Sweatt. James went to the library to look for books about people like him (giants) and Peggy tries to help him find the type of books he is looking for.
3. Conflict
The emotional state of James presents a conflict to Peggy, the narrator, so, she is very cautious about when answering him. Peggy is also upset about telling James to look for books under the category “giant”.
4. Setting
The setting of the novel is in a small-town library in the year 1955.
5. Point of view
The narrator is careful of what she says to James due to his emotional state.
6. Theme
There are many themes portrayed in the novel. One of them is the difficulties of being an outcast with disabilities. Another theme is the transforming power of love. A third theme is forgiveness when somebody has been unfairly treated.
Short Answer: A
A really super writer could get away with putting the thesis statement in the conclusion of a paragraph piece. But present day English Departments have become very rigid about where the thesis is.
It is always in the introduction. The idea is that you have to guide your reader to the arguments that follow in the paragraphs to come between the introduction and the conclusion.
C) short e because a (long e) would make a true (e) sound.
