30 points !

choose the sentence that uses commas correctly. consider that the correct sentence may not require commas.

a) sally has a new bedspread.

b) the table was delivered in two, cardboard boxes.

c) it is, an octagonal, wooden table.

d) the old, and dusty table had cracked broken legs.



second question:

read the passage:

"well, i am not a crook. i have earned everything i got."

based on the word earned, what is nixon's message?

a) his message is that he is not concerned about his image.

b) his message is that he deserves all of the importance and benefits he has received.

c) his message is that he will not run for reelection.

d) his message is that he knows the law well.

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

The dogs created when they pulled the christmas tree down and started eating the candy canes.

Which statement best completes its flow of reasoning