Answer: Like other national literatures, American literature was shaped by the history of the country that produced it. For almost a century and a half, America was merely a group of colonies scattered along the eastern seaboard of the North American continent—colonies from which a few hardy souls tentatively ventured westward. After a successful rebellion against the motherland, America became the United States, a nation
Explanation:
B. definitions.
C. shadings.
D. denotations.
2. When using direct quotations in your writing, which of the following should be placed outside the set of quotation marks?
A. Question mark
B. Semicolon
C. Comma
D. Perio
Answer:
1. (a)Connotations, 2. (b) Semicolon
Explanation:
Connotations
Connotations, are a special type or flavor of a word, when an extra understood meanings that carries in addition to its main meaning connotation is described as either as a negative or positive or, with regard to its displeasing or pleasing of emotional connection.
Semi colon
A semicolon can be used between two independent clauses, that are closely related but ensures that they are not joined already by a coordinating conjunction.
theme
setting
conflict
A.
object of a preposition
B.
subject
C.
direct object
D.
predicate nominative
(I don't know on this one)
B. the last word in a prepositional phrase
C. a group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate
D. a group of words that modifies another word or group of words
parenthesis is the "underlined" sentence