Read the sentence. The doctor told his patient that he would need to step out of the room if the phone rang. Which of these best clears up the ambiguity in this sentence without changing its meaning? The patient was told by the doctor that he would need to step out of the room if the phone rang. Stepping out of the room, the doctor told the patient he would need to if the phone rang. The doctor said to his patient, "I need to step out of the room if the phone rings." If the phone rang, the doctor told his patient he would need to step out of the room.

The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison. What part of the plot does this excerpt reveal?It is part of the exposition that describes the importance of the Puritan prison.It is part of the exposition that describes the happiness of the Puritan settlers.
It is part of the rising action that reveals criminal activity.
It is part of the rising action that reveals the Puritan work ethic.

Which describes a purpose of a thesis statement?1.It identifies what readers should know going forward.
2.It shows a student’s point of view on a topic.
3.It supports a student’s point of view on a topic.
4.It summarizes what readers should take away
I know what the definition is but none of these answers look/sound right

Which sentence uses punctuation correctly? a. I read a story to my youngest brother, whose name is Terry.
b. I read a story to my youngest brother whose, name is Terry.
c. I read a story to my youngest brother whose name is Terry.

What occasion was Carson ByBlow explaining in his Ted Talk about having a mindset of a champion?

Which sentence does not contain any punctuation errors? A. Waiting for my friends, I think that I arrived too early.

B. Waiting for my friends I think, that I arrived too early.

C. Waiting for my friends I think that I arrived too early.

D. Waiting, for my friends, I think that I arrived too early.

Read the excerpt from A State of War and Peace.Most awards raise a cacophony of sentiment, from praise and admiration to protests or just plain head-scratching. In the entertainment industry, the Academy Awards regularly elicit outrage.

Which word from this excerpt has a positive connotation?

regularly
praise
industry
sentiment