Which form of the modifier best completes the sentence? Of the twins, Jeff is the __________ listener.

A.bestest

B.better

C.best

D.more better
This would be B. In this sense, you're comparing both twins so he would be the "better" listener, as opposed to the "best".

2. C
3. C
4. A
I think those two are right because apostrophes show possession...
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. B
9. B
10. D

A statement that controls the ideas expressed in the research paper is a(n) _____.

Which kind of phrase are the underlined words in the sentence? The water from the well smells funny to me.
Underlined words: From the well
A.adjective phrase
B.appositive phrase
C.adverb phrase

Which sentence contains an idiom?We are trying hard to finish the project on time.
We always seem to be working against the clock.
We somehow managed to avoid losing the contract.
We completed most of the work in a timely fashion

When Mr. Pontellier learned of his wife's intention to abandon her home and take up her residence elsewhere, he immediately wrote her a letter of unqualified disapproval and remonstrance. She had given reasons which he was unwilling to acknowledge as adequate. He hoped she had not acted upon her rash impulse; and he begged her to consider first, foremost, and above all else, what people would say.What does Mr. Pontellier’s letter reveal about his personality?
a.He is jealous that his wife may be thinking of leaving him for a much younger man.
b.He hates to be away from his family for such a long period of time and aches to return home.
c.He is very concerned about maintaining an appearance of financial good standing within his community.
d.He feels his wife has a good grasp of the situation at home and relies on her to take care of everything.

A poem that’s called “A Child’s Garden Of Verses: The Moon”.The question is “look at the last words of the poetry lines, and write two of the words that rhyme.

according to the reading, how did the bubonic plague first spread among countries? A.diseased animals were unknowingly sold to neighboring countries b.its airborne contagion traveled from city to city, eventually reaching neighboring countries. c.infected sailors traveled from one country to another carrying the disease. d.contaminated crops traded between countries carried it to new places.