When Esquivel was a little girl, her family would tell her not to step on a kernel of corn. This is because corn was sacred.
When Esquivel grew up, she realized that this story was a myth, and that nothing bad would happen if she stepped on the kernel. However, she still taught the myth to her daughter because she saw it as a way to maintaining oral and cultural traditions alive.
a. direct object
b. subject
c. indirect object
d. appositive
3. Which sentence uses a dependent clause to correctly combine the two adjective sentences:
Jamie was at the top of the key. He made the game-winning basket.
a. James was at the top of the key and made the game-winning basket.
b. Because James was at the top of the key, so he made the game-winning basket.
c. James was at the top of the key; he made the game-winning basket.
d. Because James was at the top of the key, he made the game-winning basket.
to be partial means to be biased towards something in a good way. it means u prefer it. so, to be impartial, it means you are not partial to anything. u have no preference or prejudice. no bias.
hope this helps, if not ask and ill try to explain better.
my grandfather told over hana cards,
slapping them down on the mats
with a sharp Japanese kiai.
a)holidays
b)religion
c)family
d)cuisine
The correct answers are B. Descriptive (first blank or question) and D. Dominant mood (second blank or question)
Explanation:
Descriptive writing is a way of writing that implies creating a picture in the readers' mind about one person, place, situation or other by carefully using words to describe all the details of the object the author is writing about. Because of this descriptive writing uses vivid details, figurative language (analogies or metaphors) and precise language (not vague). Thus, a type of writing that paints with words is B. Descriptive.
On the other hand, the dominant mood in writing refers to the main feeling or atmosphere of the text. This affects the writer election of words and style by transmitting one particular feeling or atmosphere to the reader. It means mood determines the way the reader will feel while reading a particular description. Thus, cheerfulness, sadness, or nostalgia are D. Dominant moods as it is related to the feeling the writer creates for the reader in a description.
2- Stephen, his brother, and his father recevied invitations to his graduation.
3- Fraddy has a wrench, a table saw, and nails; these will be useful in shop class.
4- Mirabelle told candace that she saw her at her house yesterday.
5- Jim and Don disagreed over who should paint his room.
6- Cheryl talked to Ms. Smith about illness.
7- Dan told Zack that his garage door was open.