Read the passage below and answer the question.

During the school year, Cassie struggled with several subjects, including performing on math tests, to develop good work habits and studying every night.
Which should be changed in the example to make the sentence parallel?

A. Remove the coordinating conjunction.
B. Insert an introductory clause.
C. Make the verb tenses consistent
D. The sentence is parallel.

Identify the sentence in which the underlined word or words are punctuated incorrectly. a) pam was (well prepared) for the debate. b) she had (read three quarters) of the material more than once. c) she has always been (self assured). d) the winner needs a (two-thirds) majority of the votes.

What did mark twain contribute to the history of the novel? select all that apply.

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.