Read the following sentence: The mall was almost empty.
Which revision makes the general description the most vivid?
A. It was really interesting to see that the mall had so few people in it
at that time.
B. Not very many people went to the mall, so it seemed as though it
was pretty empty.
C. Two or three shoppers wandered listlessly through the vast, nearly
abandoned mall.
D. When the mall was empty, it seemed as if most people had
stopped shopping there,

How does storytelling imagine the future?

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.

Identify the homophone pair that needs to be corrected in these sentences. if your going to the concert, may i ride in you're car too? their house is on the way there. it's going to be a long night, since it's already close to midnight. a. it's/its b. your/you're c. to/too d. their/there