Select all that apply: A pause signaled by punctuation is used to:

A. Give emphasis to a word or idea

B. Call attention to what one is saying

C. Change the meaning of a sentence

D. Signal that the audience may interrupt

If your job was precarious, would you look for a new one? explain.

Which passage from the story best shows the author's use of surprise to advance the story? a. i'd have gone up to the boss and told him just what i think, tell him everything i would, let him know just what i feel b. "oh, god", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that i've chosen! travelling day in and day out." c. and he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of drawers. "god in heaven! " he thought. it was half past six and the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half past, more like quarter to seven. d. one morning, when gregor samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. submit

Nthis poem by ruskin bond, what does the use of the word heart-beats suggest about the narrator's attitude toward life?