Which is the best way to combine the sentences to form one sentence with a compound predicate? she played a game of chess. she beat her older brother. a. she played a game of chess, she beat her older brother. b. she played a game of chess and beat her older brother. c. she played a game of chess, and she beat her older brother.

Read the passage: canines may not be the deepest thinkers in the world. but perhaps that's for the best. the life of a dog—sitting alone all day, waiting for everyone to come home—can be pretty boring. super-smart animals would probably get totally stressed out, says university of pennsylvania researcher james serpell. look at it this way: if dogs were any smarter, they probably wouldn't choose to hang around with us. which best describes the tone of the passage?

Saved in marigolds, what do the following lines from the passage mainly reveal about lizabeth? suddenly i was ashamed, and i did not like being ashamed. the child in me sulked and said it was all in fun, but the woman in me flinched at the thought of the malicious attack that i had led.

Truth is one that’s been valid for centuries.