Read the excerpt from “the scarlet ibis.” i thought myself pretty smart at many things, like holding my breath, running, jumping, or climbing the vines in old woman swamp, and i wanted more than anything else someone to race to horsehead landing, someone to box with, and someone to perch with in the top fork of the great pine behind the barn, where across the fields and swamps you could see the sea. i wanted a brother. what does the imagery in this excerpt best show about the narrator? he is talented and wants someone to compete with. he is intelligent and wants someone to study with. he enjoys nature and wants someone to share it with. he enjoys sightseeing and wants someone to travel with.

Iwill have sailed around the world by the end of next year. what is the verb form in the sentence? future perfect past emphatic present progressive past perfect

Will give if correct read the passage first of all, if someone says your dream is impossible, they’re wrong. you can’t prove that something is impossible-all you know is that [it] hasn’t been done yet. people said no one could scale mount everest, but in 1953, sir edmund hilary and tenzing norgay gazed down upon the world from its summit. people said that man could not fly, but in 1903, orville and wilbur wright made the first sustained powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. people said, “okay, we admit that someone could climb mount everest, and we admit that man has learned to fly, but no one will ever, ever walk on the face of the moon.” if we can send three men a quarter of a million miles away and bring them home safely, is there any great task we cannot accomplish? which identifies the textual evidence that best supports the claim: the authors purpose is to persuade? a: the author shares historical information about the wright brothers. b: the author states that men have walked the moon. c: the author states that others who think your dreams are impossible are wrong. d: the author wants to know what tasks we cannot accomplish.

One way to show a character is a) to use dialogue b) use dynamic sentences c) interview friends d) share details