Read this passage from The Phantom Tollbooth. Milo's eyes opened wide, for there in front of him was a large dog with a perfectly normal head, four feet, and a tail--and the body of a loudly ticking alarm clock.

"What are you doing here?" growled the watchdog.

What is the most likely reason why the author includes realistic elements in his description of the watchdog?

to help the reader to imagine him
to convince the reader that he exists
to persuade the reader to like him the most
to entertain the reader by making him unusual

In "i know why the caged bird sings," how doesmarguerite's reaction to oppression differ from the reactionof the caged bird? •she refuses to dress nicely for mrs. flowers.•she refuses to leave the house.•she refuses to eat mrs. flowers's cookies.•she refuses to speak to anyone.

You visit two websites about inventions of the 21st century. one has .edu in the url address and the other has .com. which site is more likely to be credible and why? (6 points) select one: a. the .edu site is more likely to be credible because all .com sites are trying to sell you something. b. the .edu site is more likely to be credible because its domain is a university or other school type. c. the .com site is more likely to be credible because all .edu sites are personal college student blogs. d. the .com site is more likely to be credible because its owners review all the content before publishing.

Sometimes the animals arrive at the shelter very sick. however, the shelter workers will not allow anyone to adopt a seriously ill animal. which is the conjunctive adverb? sometimes however anyone at