Read the following sentence from Passage 2 To enter fully into the world, we must occasionally retreat from it. How does the phrase occasionally retreat impact the meaning of paragraph 6? A)It conveys the author's desire to extend summer vacation for all students B)It highlights the author's belief that students should run away from responsibility. C)It strengthens the author's comparison of students to runners preparing for a marathon D)It emphasizes the author's claim that students need to withdraw from the pressures of school to reflect

Which sentence contains a gerund? sally is fishing on the lake with her father and brothers. marcus is supposed to be joining the discussion later today. my cat was not interested in the dangling string. her chorus director does not appreciate angela's fidgeting.

Mr. pontellier did not attend these soirée musicales. he considered them bourgeois, and found more diversion at the club. to madame ratignolle he said the music dispensed at her soirées was too "heavy," too far beyond his untrained comprehension. his excuse flattered her. but she disapproved of mr. pontellier's club, and she was frank enough to tell edna so. which statement best describes the point of view in the excerpt? the third-person point of view is voiced by an objective character in the story. the third-person point of view is voiced by a subjective character in the story. the third-person point of view is an omniscient observer. the third-person point of view is an observer with limited omniscience.

Why do playwrights use to tell the actors how to move and behave? diolougestage actions