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Analyzing Word Choice: Ma
Zachary awoke and rubbed his eyes. He opened his sleeping
chamber and got up, putting on his socks in a daze. He yawned
and looked down at the time. 9:42!? He was late for school!
Zachary slipped into his school clothes and frantically pushed
the exit button.
What do the underlined phrases suggest about the setting of the text?

elon musk, ceo of spacex, a startup space company is planning to head to mars by 2023. nasa is planning to go to mars at around 2025. both are just for a basic colony.

there are several different forms of presenting this; each has a very specific format. plays have a very simple format; teleplays, for television shows, or screenplays, for movies, have more complex and strict rules for formatting.

drama

the first of these to be written for the express purpose of being performed were created by the greeks. many of our modern terms derive from greek origins.

comedy

in the greek sense, a play that doesn't end in death. in modern usage, refers to a play that is humorous.

tragedy

in the greek sense, a play that ends with the death of at least one of the main characters. in modern usage, refers to a play that doesn't have a happy ending.

what are the words supposed to be listed?