Which element within a story can the reader better understand the story's theme

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Which sentence about subject-verb agreement is not true? a. singular subjects go with singular verbs. b. plural subjects go with plural verbs. c. when the subject and the verb go together, they agree. d. plural verbs go with singular subjects.

Name five of the six points you should check, or have checked, when you are practicing your speech by recording it or with a f listening