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In "Mother to Son," why does Langston Hughes include lines about a staircase with "tacks in it," "splinters," and boards that have been "torn up"? A. to prove that the speaker is thinking more about herself than about her son B. to represent the hardships and dangers faced by the speaker C. to suggest that the speaker may not be totally reliable D. to describe the setting in which the conversation between the speaker and her son takes place

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Answer: The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "D. to describe the setting in which the conversation between the speaker and her son takes place" Langston Hughes include lines about a staircase with "tacks in it," "splinters," and boards that have been "torn up" because D. to describe the setting in which the conversation between the speaker and her son takes place

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What is the adverb phrase in "Have you ever hammered a nail into a piece of wood?"

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Answer:

The adverbial phrase is " into a piece of wood"

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An adverbial phrase is a group of words that work together as an adverb they are giving the same kind of information and they have the same categories such as place, time, manner, etc... this is an adverbial phrase of place as it is explaining where the nail is being hammered, the expression means the same if an adverb is used instead, for example: Have you ever hammered a nail "there".
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A thesaurus is a type of encyclopedia. t/f

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The correct answer is:

False

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False, an encyclopedia has basic information in it, and a thesaurus has synonyms and antonyms in it

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A.The covers' decorated with two capital Rs, for each of the author's initials. wrong it is covers not covers'
B. What's so amazing aboutthat old book of her's? wrong it is hers not her's
C. Its like other book covers fromthe 1920's. wrong it is it's not its
D. Why should someone's worries be hers alone when so many friendsare willing to help? correct

The answer is D

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Answer: A

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