Which sentence is an example of personification? a rusted stove crouched in the corner. the trail bent left, toward the creek. in the race, evan ran like a gazelle. she sat sleepily, nodding her head.

"such has been the patient suffrence of these colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to after their former systems of government. the history of the present king of great britain is a history of reapeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishedment of an absolute tyranny over these states." which statement best describes the excerpt

Read the following excerpt from the way to rainy mountain by n. scott momaday: the young plains culture of the kiowas withered and died like grass that is burned in the prairie wind. there came a day like destiny; in every direction, as far as the eye could see, carrion (animal carcasses) lay out in the land. the buffalo was the animal representation of the sun, the essential and sacrificial victim of the sun dance. when the wild herds were destroyed, so too was the will of the kiowa people. which phrase in the passage most strongly contributes to its overall tone? a. day like destiny b. lay out in the land c. far as the eye could see d. withered and died like grass

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence. (a) mrs. applegate said that she doubted whether it would be available. (b) mrs. applegate said "that she doubted whether it would be available." (c) mrs. applegate said, "that she doubted whether it would be available." (d) mrs. applegate said, "that she doubted whether it would be available." (e) mrs. applegate said that "she doubted whether it would be available."