ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL

Benjamin Franklin was a brilliant inventor,______ he never patented any of his designs. a. also
b. yet
c. thus
d. namely

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Answer 1
Answer:

First off, try to plug in the words and see if they make sense


A.) Benjamin Franklin was a brilliant inventor, also he never patented any of his designs.

B.) Benjamin Franklin was a brilliant inventor, yet he never patented any of his designs.

C.) Benjamin Franklin was a brilliant inventor, thus he never patented any of his designs.

D.) Benjamin Franklin was a brilliant inventor, namely he never patented any of his designs.


None of them but B makes sense:

Also is used when you're agreeing with the beginning fragment

Thus is used almost the same as "because" or "therefore"

Namely just doesn't make sense when you fit it in, shouldn't really be a hassle to discard this option out

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Answer:

OPTION B "repeating objects throughout a text "

OPTION C  "putting particular emphasis on an object in a story"

Explanation:

To make sure the purpose of the author, help the reader to understand the meaning of different objects in the story, the repetition of their presentation is critical. This is helpful to catch the reader’s attention so they can get the importance of the object in the story. In addition, the writer must put special emphasis on it. The author must be sure it gives enough space to it to stand out in the story.

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His
(I feel as though the answer is Him)

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Answer:

Him finding the monkey was a stroke of good luck.

Explanation:

The correct pronoun to complete the sentence is him. The forms him, her, and them are used when a prounoun is the object of the sentence. Contrastly, he, she, and they are used the prounoun is the subject of the sentence. This is why the correct answer is him.

You would have been right to trust your gut.
Learn to trust yourself! The answer is indeed, "Him".

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