Read the passage from a raisin in the sun.

bobo: man . . i didn't go to no springfield, yesterday.

walter (halted, life hanging in the moment): why not?

bobo (the long way, the hard way to tell): 'cause i didn't have no reasons to . .

walter: man, what are you talking about!

bobo: i'm talking about the fact that when i got to the train station yesterday morning—eight o'clock like we planned . . man—willy didn't never show up.

walter: why . . where was he . . where is he?

bobo: that's what i'm trying to tell you . . i don't know . . i waited six hours . . i called his house . . and i waited . . six hours . . i waited in that train station six hours . . (breaking into tears.) that was all the extra money i had in the world . . (looking up at walter with the tears running down his face.) man, willy is gone.

what tone does the playwright convey through bobo’s words "man, willy is gone"?

a. impatience and frustration because willy never arrives on time
b. sadness and regret because he is grieving willy, who recently died
c. shock and disbelief because willy has stolen his and walter's money
d. awe and surprise because he has no idea why willy left town

You are reading an informational text for english class, and you find a lot of words you don't know. your teacher says you don't need to look up all of them in the dictionary, only the ones you need to get the main point of the text. how could text features you figure out which words to look up?

The development of new inventions in the field of space travel seemed rapid. how does the word rapid function in a sentence?

Read the sentences below and complete the instruction that follows. the coach, who has ten years' experience, has agreed to lead our team. the coach who has ten years' experience has agreed to lead our team. select the answer that explains the difference between the two sentences, as well as the purpose each clause serves for the benefit of the reader. a.) the first sentence contains a noun clause that functions as a predicate nominative; therefore, it renames the subject of the sentence for the reader. the second sentence contains an essential adjective clause that modifies the noun "coach"; therefore, it clarifies for the reader which coach is being discussed. b.) the first sentence contains a nonessential adjective clause that modifies the noun "coach"; therefore, it provides the reader with interesting details about the subject of the sentence. the second sentence contains an essential adjective clause that modifies the noun "coach"; therefore, it clarifies for the reader which coach is being discussed. c.) the first sentence contains a nonessential adjective clause that modifies the noun "coach"; therefore, it provides the reader with interesting details about the subject of the sentence. the second sentence contains a noun clause that functions as a predicate nominative; therefore, it renames the subject of the sentence for the reader. d.) the first sentence contains an adverb clause that modifies the verb "agreed"; therefore, it provides the reader with the answer to the question "when." the second sentence contains an essential adjective clause that modifies the noun "coach"; therefore, it clarifies for the reader which coach is being discussed.