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chameleons are tree-dwelling lizards known for their ability to change body color. most are 7–10 inches long and have big, bulgy eyes. chameleons can turn various shades of green, yellow, cream, or dark brown, sometimes with spots. it is a common misconception that they change color to match the background; really, they change because of light, temperature, or a change in emotion.
what is the main idea of the paragraph?

most chameleons are 7–10 inches long and have big, bulgy eyes.

chameleons are lizards known for their ability to change colors.

it is a common misconception that chameleons change color to match their background.

chameleons change color because of light, temperature, or a change in emotion.

Which of these devices is most clearly shown here?

If you were starving, what would you do for food? "condensed milk" tells the story of a political prisoner in a russian gulag (a forced-labor camp) who is faced with a choice: stay in the gulag—working and starving—or escape from the prison and risk dying. what choice would you make? historical context: from 1929 to 1953, joseph stalin was the dictator of the soviet union. his goal was to transform the soviet union from a poor society into a world superpower. he used terror and violence to rule, and under his reign, millions of his own people died in work camps, from starvation due to famine, or by execution. select a detail to support the idea that russian gulags treated prisoners cruelly. prisoners faced choices. prisoners had to work. prisoners tried to escape. prisoners were starving.

If an item does not contain a fragment, write correct. if the item contains a fragment, rewrite it to make it one or more complete sentences. 1.)their faces shining with delight at seeing the movie star. 2.)i wanted one thing. to take a long nap 3.)the committee was irrupted by this application. which we received just yesterday. 4.)i enjoy working with my hands. 5.)traffic lights flashing erratically as the cars jammed in the intersection, unsure whose turn it was to proceed. 6.)the apples cooked. with their sweet juices bubbling away. 7.)just as mr. chao said goodbye. 8.)classified ads filled the pages of the newspaper. 9.)a report to write and math to do before tomorrow. 10.)the silhouettes of the trees against the light of the moon.