What does Edgar Allan Poe mean by the use of the word “sinister” to describe the physician?threatening harm or evil


delivering unpleasant news


asking probing questions


hiding an important secret

Is the example a complete sentence, sentence fragment, or run-on sentence? Heather had style she had confidence.

A.
complete sentence

B.
sentence fragment

C.
run-on sentence

Friar Lawrence finds out about Romeo new feelings, he tells him to ____

Which word in the sentence is the participle? My grandfather, now in his eighties, uses a walking stick.

A.
eighties

B.
uses

C.
walking

D.
stick

Most people have never heard of the instrument called the marimba. It is played in many countries around the world. The marimba is a percussion instrument, a type of xylophone nearly ten feet long. The forerunner of the modern marimba comes from Guatemala. The instrument, however, is even older in its origins, which are thought to be Mayan. The marimba consists of a set of wooden keys or bars that are hit with two or more mallets to make musical sounds. Some pieces of music require the use of up to six mallets. The instrument slightly resembles a piano, but the musician plays the marimba standing up instead of sitting down.
The marimba is not special because of its wooden bars. Instead, resonators, the metal tubes that hang beneath each bar, are what make the marimba unique. They are made in different lengths and produce different sounds and tones. Some resonators are made of aluminum, but brass is preferred. Resonators were originally made of hollowed-out gourds. The mallets also make a great difference in the quality of the sound. Softer mallets are used for the low notes. Harder mallets are used for the high notes.
It takes a great deal of skill to handle multiple mallets, two or three in each hand. Some musicians have developed special grips to help them control the mallets as they play. One of these, the Stevens method, uses four mallets, two in each hand. The grip involves holding one of the mallets with the ring and pinky fingers while the other is controlled between the thumb and the middle finger.
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What can the reader infer from this article?

A.
A musician needs quick hands to be a good marimba player.
B.
The mallets used to play the marimba are usually made of brass.
C.
The marimba is a member of the strings section of the orchestra.
D.
Playing the marimba requires a minimum of two musicians.

In "Marian Anderson Sings," why won't the Daughters of the American Revolution rent Constitution Hall to Marian Anderson? A.
Anderson is not a member of the DAR.


B.
The venue is entirely booked.


C.


The DAR does not know who Anderson is.


D.
Anderson is African American.

Which sentence is correctly punctuated? A.The ship departed on September, 12, 2010 in the morning.

B.The ship departed on September 12, 2010, in the morning.

C.The ship departed on September 12 2010, in the morning.

D.The ship departed on September 12 2010 in the morning.