What was the author's main purpose for waiting this passage? a. to tell an uplifting story
b. to explain how to win an election c. to convince students to vote for him d. to describe the teacher in his new school

Which statement correctly describes the verb function in this sentence? the word “dancing” is a verb that functions as a noun. the word “dancing” is a verb that functions as an adjective. the word “becoming” is a verb that functions as a noun. the word “becoming” is a verb that functions as an adjective.

Listening is also important because you spend more time listening than participating in any other communication activity. in fact, you spend more time listening to others than doing almost anything else. typical americans spend more than 80 percent of any average day communicating with other people l. they spend 45 percent of that communication time listening to others. which sentence states the main idea?

When you see information in brackets, these are dialogue stage directions setting actor names