When we speak of the flavor of a word, we're talking about the extra understood meanings that it carries in addition to its main meaning. these extra meanings are called a. definitions.
b. connotations.
c. denotations.
d. synonyms

Agood persuasive essay topic cannot be a. a fact b. debatable c. something somebody else has already written about

The basketball crashed against the backboard, and point guard sheena lunged for it. as she snatched the ball out of mid-air, the crowd cheered, chanting encouragement for her team, the monarchs. so far, the game had been a disaster. with 15 seconds left to go in the final quarter, the monarchs were 2 points shy of victory. what main idea do the details in the passage suggest? the point guard sheena was not a very good player. the monarchs had never lost a basketball game. the monarchs were worried about losing. the crowd was not supporting the monarchs.

What is the first step in summarizing a plot? restating central ideas and key details eliminating minor or unimportant details connecting ideas with logical transitions identifying important words and phrase