Which sentences contain an adverb clause?Darla set up a studio because she enjoyed painting.
As Aaron was having a midnight snack, he heard a loud noise coming from the basement.
The entire town was searching for the girl with the red hair.
They listened to what he had to say but disagreed with him in the end.

Choose the adjective that best describes the italicized word.The student carefully researched his objection and corrected the teacher the next day in class.

A. malicious

B.young

C.inquisitive

D.short-haired

This semester you read several memoirs, including pieces by Ernesto Galarza and Russell Baker. Return to “Barrio Boy” and “No Gumption” now. How are these two memoirs similar? How are they different? In what ways are the authors’ choices and depictions related to the subject matter of their stories?

Read this passage from Alan Weisman's "The City Without Us":He props his running shoe against the whitish bark of a Chinese Amur cork tree, growing among the last of the hemlocks. "This may sound blasphemous, but maintaining biodiversity is less important than maintaining a functioning ecosystem. What matters is that soil is protected, that water gets cleaned, that trees filter the air, that a canopy regenerates new seedlings to keep nutrients from draining away into the Bronx River."

Now read this passage from Jared Diamond's "The Ends of the World as We Know Them":

Both the shoguns and the Japanese peasants took a long-term view: the former expected to pass on their power to their children, and the latter expected to pass on their land. . . . Today, despite having the highest human population density of any large developed country, Japan is more than 70 percent forested.

What common theme of green literature is most strongly evident in both passages?

A. In order to thrive in coming centuries, people must find viable alternatives to fossil fuels, such as coal.
B. With careful and intelligent management, ecosystems can still thrive after human beings have changed them.
C. In order meet their goals, environmentalists must help people develop a personal desire to protect nature.
D. There is no excuse for damaging the natural world, and anyone who does so will pay a steep price.

What is a periodical?

Stevie Wonder has written in a wide range of styles.
a. Sentence
b. Fragment

Which sentence has no errors in punctuation? A. He sat down, poured himself a cup of coffee, and read the newspaper. B. Michelle received two sweaters, a guitar and a gold necklace, for her birthday. C. First we ran out of gas got a flat tire, and then missed the exit for your house. D. The review in the paper said the movie had an implausible plot unrealistic dialogue, and bad acting.