What form is the underlined verb in the sentence?The children ride their bicycles most evenings.

A.
present participle

B.
present

C.
past

D.
past participle

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Answer 1
Answer: The verb ride is in present tense form.  This is however used incorrectly.  If the children ride their bikes most evening, it should be in past form, which would be rode.  "Ride" though is in present form.

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During his speech, the guest speaker _____ wildly with his hands, distracting the audience from the important points he was trying to make.A. Intermingled
B. Afflicted
C. Gesticulated
D. Absconded

(I'm stuck choosing between either A, or C)

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Answer: the correct answer is C. Gesticulated. the whole phrase is: During his speech, the guest speaker gesticulated wildly with his hands, distracting the audience from the important points he was trying to make.

Explanation: Gesticulate means to use gestures, especially theatrical ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words,  e.g.

"they were shouting and gesticulating frenetically at drivers who did not slow down"

The correct word is C. Gesticulated. It means to use gestures, particularly dramatic ones, during a speech to emphasize a point.

After doing a close reading, why should you analyze the figurative language in a text? to reveal the author's backgroundto reveal hidden meanings
to understand characterization
to understand the setting
to understand the tone

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Answer : to reveal hidden meanings

Figurative language refers to the word or words used in a sentence that carries a different meaning from its literal meaning. Making use of a literal language simply means that the author is only stating facts, nothing less and nothing more. Most of the time, figurative language uses exaggerations and even flowery words to make certain point.  Symbolism, hyperbole, simile, metaphor are some of the common examples of figurative language. It is very necessary to be able to analyze the figurative language in a text in order to find out the hidden or the real meaning of it because usually the meaning of the figurative language is different from what you thought it is.

Which of the following is a complex sentence ? A) Eileen bought pants but not a new jacket.
B) Mark wanted blueberry pie and vanilla ice cream.
C) As I expected, she showed up late.
D) Sue gave Jim a new racket, and he left for the tennis courts.

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C, As I expected , she showed up late .

Please help:Teenage boys define themselves principally by their accomplishments and by their perception of themselves as competent individuals.
a. True
b. False
Question 15 (True/False Worth 1 points)
Elementary school children define themselves principally by their accomplishments in school and their relationships with their peers and adults.
a. True
b. False

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For the first question, I think the correct answer is false. Teenage boys do not define themselves principally by their accomplishments and by their perception of themselves as competent individuals. Rather, they define themselves by the friends that they have. 

For the second question, I think the answer is true. Elementary school children define themselves principally by their accomplishments in school and their relationships with their peers and adults.

Answer:

Explanation:

The first one is true and the second one is true. I just took the gradpoint quiz.

When are semicolons correctly and effectively used?

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There are two main ways to use semicolons.

1. To Join Two Independent Clauses in a Sentence

The first is to separate what are technically called independent clauses. Just think of these as complete sentences—they have a subject and a verb, and they could stand alone as sentences of their own. Take these two sentences, for instance:

• Jeff is tall.
• Bill is short.

These are complete sentences, and to join them together into one sentence, we have to use a semicolon:

• Jeff is tall; Bill is short.

We cannot use ONLY a comma, as this would create what's called a comma splice. (We could use a comma AND a conjunction like and or but, but not just a comma by itself.)

• WRONG: Jeff is tall, Bill is short 
• RIGHT: Jeff is tall, but Bill is short.
• RIGHT: Jeff is tall, and Bill is short.
• RIGHT: Jeff is tall; Bill is short.

2. (Sometimes) to Separate Items in a List

The second way to use semicolons is to separate items in a list. Normally we just do this we commas, like this:

• There are three types of tree in the orchard: apple, fig, and pear.

But sometimes commas can cause confusion in a list, especially if some of the items within that list have commas of their own. For instance:

• Some of the world's most popular cities to visit are Paris, France, Rome, Italy, and London, England.

Here, it looks like my list contains six items (Paris AND France AND Rome AND Italy AND London AND England.) But really it contains only three items (Paris, France AND Rome, Italy AND London, England), and to clarify that fact I can use semicolons:

• Some of the world's most popular cities to visit are Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and London, England.

Here, it's clear that I mean to have three cities, and not six places, in my list.

Answer:

edmentum says- when connecting related but independent clauses of a sentence

Explanation:

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A reader carefully evaluates the theme of a book because it may _____.disagree with the popular views of life
raise unanswerable questions in the reader's mind
not encourage the reader to improve himself
present values and ideals directly opposed to those of the reader

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A reader carefully evaluates the theme of a book because it may present values and ideals directly opposed to those of the reader. Before we read books, we see to it that the subject discussed is related to our values and purposes that we want to achieve.

Answer:

d)

present values and ideals directly opposed to those of the reader

Explanation:

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