Which line in this excerpt from amy tan’s “mother tongue” shows that tan changes her language depending on the audience?

a. i was giving a talk to a large group of people, the same talk i had already given to half a dozen other groups.

b. the talk was about my writing, my life, and my book, the joy luck club, and it was going along well enough, until i remembered one major difference that made the whole talk sound wrong.

c. and it was perhaps the first time she had heard me give a lengthy speech, using the kind of english i have never used with her.

d. i was saying things like “the intersection of memory upon imagination” and “there is an aspect of my fiction that relates to this-and-thus”

What type of literary device is demonstrated in this passage from the monkeys paw father and son

If there is no disagreement, then there is no point to writing a persuasive paragraph. select the best answer from the choices provided t f

Which line in the passage can be used as textual evidence to support the following claim? many people suffer from depression. depression is a serious mental illness that affects a person physically and mentally. it interferes with a person's ability to function normally and enjoy pleasurable activities. some types of depression include major depressive disorder, seasonal affective disorder, and postpartum depression. many people confuse depression with general sadness, though people are becoming increasingly aware that it is indeed a serious illness. often people suffering from depression think that it is an incurable condition. they don’t seek any treatment because they are afraid of how others will judge them. based on data from the national institute of medical health, depressive disorders are common and affect 9.5 percent of adults in the united states, or about 19 million people every year. more than 80 percent of people with depressive disorders improve when they receive appropriate treatment.