1. direct address denise, my aunt, always brings the best cookies to our christmas party. 2. gerund phrase to get the best deal on a pair of jeans was my main goal last saturday. 3. past participle my favorite outdoor activity is hiking. 4. infinitive mr. president, what do you think about the current state of the united states economy? 5. infinitive phrase lots of people are unable to swim. 6. adjective phrase laughing during a movie me to relax. 7. appositive phrase the stamped letter was placed inside my mailbox. 8. gerund the student with the pink coat was the one who threw the snowball.

Read the excerpt and answer the question. the boards themselves seemed to remain upright not from being nailed together but rather from leaning together, like a house that a child might have constructed from cards. what best describes the figurative language in the sentence above? idiom simile onomatopoeia personification

Which statement best evaluates the author's use of pacing in the passage? a. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the imagery and figurative language don't adequately describe either the cheetah or the gazelle. b. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the imagery and figurative language speed up the action, making the scene come alive for the reader. c. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the long, complex sentences the reader fully understand the power and beauty of nature. d. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the long, complex sentences distract from the sense of stress and anxiety the passage should convey.

Which of these sentences is an example of paradox