The following is a student draft. it may contain errors. two weeks before i started high school, my mother announced we would be moving . . to an entirely different city, halfway across the country! needless to say, i was horrified. i had already arranged for a way to avoid taking the bus carpooling with my friend kwe and had signed up for all my classes and extracurricular activities. i was certain this new school wouldn't have nearly as many options, and i knew there was no way i was going to be able to set up a new carpool with only a few days to meet new people. i would be moving away. i wondered, what would this new city be like; what would the people be like; what would people do with their time? i just couldn't fathom a life outside of the one i knew and so i began to worry about whether i would be able to fit in. these were the thoughts that haunted me for the next fourteen days, as we packed all our possessions and loaded them into the moving truck; as we drove two thousand miles across the country; as we settled into our new apartment; and then, as i stood staring at the massive glass doors that led into the new school i would begin the next day. but as i stood there, hesitant to take another step into this unknown world, i realized something: things are never as bad as i think they will be. read the sentence from the draft. i had already arranged for a way to avoid taking the bus carpooling with my friend kwe and had signed up for all my classes and extracurricular activities. what is the correct way to edit the sentence? a. i had already arranged for a way to avoid taking the bus, carpooling, with my friend kwe and had signed up for all my classes and extracurricular activities. b. i had already arranged for a way to avoid taking the bus—carpooling with my friend kwe—and had signed up for all my classes and extracurricular activities. c. i had already arranged for a way to avoid taking the bus; carpooling with my friend kwe and had signed up for all my classes and extracurricular activities. d. i had already arranged for a way to avoid taking the bus: carpooling with my friend kwe and had signed up for all my classes and extracurricular activities.

It is true that prior to 1914 the united states often had been disturbed by events in other continents. we had even engaged in two wars with european nations and in a number of undeclared wars in the west indies, in the mediterranean and in the pacific for the maintenance of american rights and for the principles of peaceful commerce. but in no case had a serious threat been raised against our national safety or our continued independence. what is the theme of this excerpt? a. the responsibility for americans to avoid involvement in war. b. america’s history of international involvement. c. a new kind of threat to american security. d. america’s history as a peaceful nation.

Can i get it's due read the poem below, and then answer the questions that follow. the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. the metaphor in lines 3-4 suggest what about the mother? question 1 options: that the speaker's mother was a big, tough woman that the speaker's mother died before she should have that the speaker's mother did not leave anything to her child when she passed away that the speaker's mother was strong and brave < this is what i think the answer is. the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. based on the 2nd stanza, how does the speaker feel about the golden brooch that was passed down from the mother to child? question 2 options: the speaker thinks it was a waste of money the speaker places a high value on the item the speaker never wears the brooch the speaker feels it could be easily replaced the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. which line from stanza 2 supports the answer the the previous question? (how does the speaker feel about the brooch the mother passed down to child? ) question 3 options: the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more yet, it is something i could spare. the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. which item does the speaker admire and value the most that the mother possessed? question 4 options: courage a rock golden brooch granite the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. what is the theme of this poem? question 5 options: be careful what you wish for. some people do not get a good inheritance from their parents familial love is the most valuable thing honorable qualities can be more valuable than expensive items.

Match each type of troublesome language with its correct description