English
English, 17.06.2020 04:57, reginaldlegette

Read the following passage from "Five Hours to Simla." After the cacophony of screeching brakes and grinding gears, there followed the comparatively static hum of engines, and drivers waited in exasperation for the next lurch forwards. For the moment there was a lull, curious on that highway. Then the waiting very quickly began to fray at the edges. The sun was beating on the metal of the vehicles, and the road lay flattened across the parched plain, with no trees to screen it from the sun. First one car horn began to honk, then a bicycle rickshaw began to clang its bell, then a truck blared its musical horn, and then the lesser ones began to go pom-pom, pom-pom almost in harmony, and suddenly, out of the centre of all that noise, a long, piercing wail emerged. Which of these sentences most effectively summarizes the main ideas in this paragraph? A.) The car's engines rumbled steadily with their occupants growing more impatient as the heat of the sun intensified. B.) The screeching brakes and grinding gears of the cars made much noise before the waiting game in the mid-day heat began. C.) The cars began to honk at each other, encouraging other vehicles to join in the melody of traffic sounds, with a baby's cry interrupting the harmony. D.) A variety of noises filled the air as the sun beat down on the waiting vehicles, indicating that the long wait was beginning to takes its toll on the patience of those who were caught in the traffic.

answer
Answers: 3

Other questions on the subject: English

image
English, 22.06.2019 02:30, vallhernandez13
Question 1 translate: i have to eat. question 2 translate: one must study. question 3 to make a good grade, one must pay attention. para sacar una buena nota, prestar atención. question 4 to make money, one must work. para ganar dinero, trabajar. question 5 translate: maria has to talk.
Answers: 2
image
English, 22.06.2019 03:40, gmoney1973
Buckminster boy. she glared at him. "lizzie, i swear to you, as sure as i'm standing right here—that's a lie. every bit of it. every single bit." "my granddaddy said it was a lie, too." she leaned her head to one side and looked at him steadily. "so why haven't you been down to the island? " "so only you get to ask questions now? " "yes." she waited. "i haven't been down to the island because my father believes that you were using me to you stay on malaga island." "well," she said slowly. "well." "i didn't believe it, either." the sea breeze lay at their feet panting, hoping they would play with it again. based on what turner and lizzie say, which is the best conclusion that can be drawn? they are angered by the lies the adults have been spreading. neither of them is able to fully trust what the other is claiming. each trusts the other and cares a great deal about their friendship. both are worried about the troubles their friendship may bring.
Answers: 2
image
English, 22.06.2019 09:00, PastelHibiscus
Which sentence uses the present progressive tense of drink
Answers: 3
image
English, 22.06.2019 12:00, ohgeezy
Which sentence is an example of first person narration? a. guess where i'm going? martin's sister said as she ran out of the house. b. where are you going? i asked my sister as she ran out of the house. c. where are you going? you ask your sister as she runs out of the house. d. where are you going? martin asked his sister as she runs of the house.
Answers: 2
Do you know the correct answer?
Read the following passage from "Five Hours to Simla." After the cacophony of screeching brakes and...

Questions in other subjects:

Konu
English, 15.10.2020 02:01
Konu
Business, 15.10.2020 02:01
Konu
Mathematics, 15.10.2020 02:01
Konu
History, 15.10.2020 02:01