the wind sang to them softly, as the couple watched a sunset blossom like a rose unfolding across the sky. they thought it was the most special sunset in the history of sunsets. they floated on water that was a smooth mirror, refusing to return to the shore until the light show was over. years later, when they were long in the tooth, they would still remember that evening.

which best describes the effect the author intended to create with the figurative language in this passage?

to create a beautiful image
to explain the events of the evening
to discuss the importance of nature
to illustrate the relationship of the couple

Speaking rapidly in a large gymnasium causes your words to run together; making them hard to distinguish. true false

Read the sentence. the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing only about the same as a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be printed and still look good, it made loads of money. which best revises this sentence to create a more formal style and tone? *the great wave was as cheap as buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made and still look great, people started making piles of money. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing about the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look exquisite, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave cost next to nothing, practically the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look awesome, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, similar to buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made that still looked amazing, those who sold it made tons of money.

Proofread this excerpt from a review of the film tangled. what type of errors does it contain? walt disney studios is back with another delightful film sure to entertain children and adults alike, hat’s off to the writer and director of this charming little endeavor. they have effectively managed to breathe new life into an old classic: by giving rapunzel's tale a fresh twist, instead of the meek and rapunzel of the original disney story; this retelling gives us a spunky and assertive heroine ready to take command of her own life. a. mixed-up tenses b. incorrect verb usage c. spelling errors d. punctuation errors