Answer:
There was a booming knock at the door and a loud shout.
"Open up!"
From inside came the rattle of a lock, and then the door opened barely half an inch. A woman, dishevelled and clearly shaken,peered through hesitantly.
"Can I help you?"
Detective Stirland loomed large before her. He flipped open his ID badge.
"Where’s Joe, Mandy?"
"What’s this about?" she stammered.
Stirland applied his weight to the door and the woman stepped backwards as it swung open.
"I’ll ask the questions. We know he’s here."
Her eyes flitted from his face to the lounge door and back.
"Joe!"
She folded her arms defiantly, reluctantly.
"Joe, you’d better come out. The police are here."
Explanation:
Inverted commas or speech marks are mainly used to indicate the beginning and ending of a direct speech, words exactly in the order as they were spoken.
So here, in this passage, we have made use of speech marks to show the direct speech dialogues used in the story.
Answer:
B
Explanation:
Try this as a way to 'test' for parallelism:
Start with the subject and verb and then "plug in" (attach) each of the remaining "items" to see if they make sense (sound right) when you read them separately. Does that make sense?
direct meanings
reading strategies
irrelevant information
2.
Based on context clues, what is likely the meaning of dispute?
agreement
argument
harmony
permission
3.
Using context clues is helpful when you do not have a(n) _____ nearby to look up the meaning of a word.
atlas
dictionary
Answer:
1. Context Clues
2. Argument
3. Dictionary
Explanation:
5 It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace-but there is no peace. The war is actually begun!
The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the
field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be
purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me,
give me liberty or give me death!
Which sentence restates the message of paragraph 5?
es )
Slavery should be abolished in order to keep the peace,
I am ready to fight for my freedom even if it means I might die
Peace marches are the best way to convince the public that war is bad.
Peace is so sweet and life is so dear that we should never risk either
Answer: B
Explanation:
Answer:
B. I am ready to fight for my freedom, even if it means i might die
Explanation:
Antony , Octavius and Lepidus