In which of the following sentences does the pronoun come before the antecedent? the birds flew south to their winter home. the team played its best game of the season. frieda enjoyed her collection of old books. his reputation was tom’s greatest possession.

Research the literary work you want to discuss and gather enough evidence to support your thesis statement. then write a 300-word essay. apply the writing strategies you explored in this lesson.

How does the author create a surprise ending? cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.