N the sentence below, a section is highlighted. The choices that follow it show different ways of punctuating that section. Choose the one that is correct. If it is correct as it is already, choose Correct as is. After eating lunch, I like to take a nap.

a
lunch. I
b
lunch; I
c
lunch I
d
Correct as is

This is the noun or pronoun to which a pronoun refers.

What do you call a person who is mean in school?

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?