Identify the sentence which contains an absolute phrase.
a.
her hair was flying in the wind while she ran toward the finish line.
b.
with her hair flying in the wind, she ran toward the finish line.
c.
her hair flying in the wind, she ran toward the finish line.
d.
her hair was flying in the wind, and she ran toward the finish line.

Now close reading is an essential and foundational skill needed to succeed in any language arts course. acquiring this skill will you form a strategy when writing about literature. you will be required to perform and develop this skill as you progress through this course and other courses in your school career. identify and discuss your areas of strength in language arts. what do you do well? what do you like doing in a course like this? why do those tasks work well for you? you can also identify a challenge you have that you’d like to work on throughout this course. use this discussion as an opportunity to give advice to your classmates based on your stronger skills and to ask for with skills you are still developing.

Satire can best be defined as the literary form or technique in which and are used to criticize one's vices.

Which phrase most closely matches the meaning of the word pleasantries in this excerpt from susan glaspell's trifles? county attorney: (as one turning from serious things to little pleasantries) well ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it? a. tea cakes b. trivial talk c. foolish actions d. childish behavior