8. Crashing on the shore, I could hear the waves. 9. To become a movie star, talent and luck must come into play.
10. While treading water, the fish swam in lazy circles.
11. Coming home late, the house was dark.
12. To find out the facts, an encyclopedia must be consulted.
13. Listening to the concert, the Ramones seemed very funky.
14. While hurrying to class, my briefcase dropped into a manhole.
15. After releasing the report, new data were supplied to the committee.

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Dogs make wonderful pets because they keep us happy and healthy, the topic sentence is "dogs make wonderful pets". can someone me write a unrelated sentences to the topic and can be eliminated. need asap

Which line from the story of my life by helen keller is an example of a simile? during the whole trip i did not have one fit of temper, there were so many things to keep my mind and fingers busy. i was like that ship before my education began, only i was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was. one day, while i was playing with my new doll, miss sullivan put my big rag doll into my lap also, spelled "d-o-l-l" and tried to make me understand that "d-o-l-l" applied to both. child as i was, i at once felt the tenderness and sympathy which endeared dr. bell to so many hearts, as his wonderful achievements enlist their admiration.

In chapter 5, ekwefi is called "a woman who had suffered a great deal and in chapter 6, when discussing ezinma with chielo, she states, '"i pray she stays." speculate what may have been an event that caused suffering in ekwefi's past.