What is the most important subject the author reflects upon in “a celebration of grandfathers”?
a.
his grandfather’s education
b.
the importance of respecting our elders
c.
the problems faced by many poor farmers
d.
the difficulty of being a writer

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?

What did mark twain contribute to the history of the novel? select all that apply.

M read the sentence. what best describes the underlined part of the sentence, and why? alma plans to visit london and paris, where her parentswent on their first trip together as a married couple. it is a restrictive relative clause because it begins with arelative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and is notnecessary to the meaning of the sentence. it is a nonrestrictive relative clause because it begins witha relative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and isnecessary to the meaning of the sentence. it is a restrictive relative clause because it begins with arelative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and isnecessary to the meaning of the sentence. it is a nonrestrictive relative clause because it begins witha relative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and isnot necessary to the meaning of the sentence.