9.     which of the following  best  illustrates a pair of sentences that are joined by an understood relationship?   a.  detective smiley scanned the dim hallway. he pulled his pistol from its holster.      b.  luke put three dollars into the office football pool. he was looking forward to vacation.      c.  it rained for ten days and ten nights. grandmother grady called a company to drill a well.      d.  i don't understand a word you said. have you taken a course in english literature?

Which ideas are expressed as literacy themes?

What effect is created by the plaque posted on the gate at the entrance to the family's home in nadine gordimer's "once upon a time"? the words written on the plaque offer readers a foreshadowing of the story's outcome without revealing the actual conclusion, the author's use of flashback allows readers to understand what is at the heart of the issues of encroachment in the suburban neighborhood the repetition of the words written on the plaque presents an oxymoron because readers already sense that the plaque has been ineffective in warding off intruders. the author introduces a paradox in which readers are presented with a warning notice when no actual infraction has taken place.

Which word from the stanza can you use as a clue to determine the meaning of the word vales ?