1. in "crossroads: a sad vaudeville," the flagman's primary purpose in the play is to? (1 point)
a. answer the characters' questions.
b. entertain with moments of comic relief.
c. provide commentary on the central problem.
d. announce the arrival of the trains.

2. in "crossroads: a sad vaudeville," is the woman's worst enemy. (1 point)
a. love
b. loneliness
c. fear
d. time

for questions 3-5, identify the part of speech underlined in each sentence.

3. put your dirty sheets (inside) the hamper. (1 point)
a. preposition
b. conjunction
c. interjection

Select the answer with parallel structure. a. my family went on vacation to relax, fish and do some camping.

Which of the following passages from “the californian’s tale” to advance the theme that pride can lead to regret? a. california has living dead men walking around b. tramping all day long with pick and pan and horn c. thirty-five years ago i was out prospecting on the stanislaus

Once you have finished revising your peer’s essay, continue to demonstrate your understanding of grammar and punctuation by writing an essay containing all of the grammatical concepts outlined above. your essay should be short, just 250 words, and it can be written on any subject. it should contain an example of parallel structure, an example of every type of phrase and clause outlined in this lesson, an example of two independent clauses connected by a semicolon, and an example of a colon. if you are struggling to come up with an idea for an essay, consider writing it about the themes present in one of the texts you have read already.