Review the passage from "gumption." "well, that made old man oyster mad as hell. he said, 'draft it, i'm a citizen! is that what wpa is for- to bring more discrimination than what is? " which best identifies the interprets the use of figurative language in the passage? a. it is a metaphor; it shows that men are eager workers b. it is a metaphor; it creates an image of the two men as battered and downcast c. it is a simile; it allows the reader to see the story from the narrator's point of view d. it is a simile; it illustrates oysters' anger in seeing others express prejudice towards his son (btw language arts)

What effect does the word head have on the meaning of this passage?

A. it demonstrates how intelligent he was.

B. It shows he was a favorite of the teachers.

C. It indicates he would be a good preacher.

D. It reveals how self-important he was.

How does the choice of the word head contribute to the passage’s tone?

A. It offers a sense of entitlement.

Its D

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one is a red flower, and one is the sky when the sun sets.

a complex sentence consists of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.  

to write complex sentences, we must use subordinating conjunctions.  

all the complex sentences begin with a subordinating conjunction and when it occurs, a comma must be place at the end of the dependent clause. on the contrary, if the sentence begins with an independent clause, then no comma is used.

after  

although  

as  

because  

before  

if  

since  

when  

for example,  

after she won the competition, she became very popular.  

although my father was hurt, he continued fighting for his rights.  

as all of you got a ten, you will be able to leave early today.  

before he went to the war, he asked his parents to bless him.  

if it is cold, i won’t go out.  

since you didn’t bring the homework, you will get low grades.  

when it is hot in the town, everyone goes to the beach.