Ursula decided that she wanted a new bicycle for her birthday because her current bicycle needed some repairs. How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence above? A. 3 B. 4 C. 2 D. 1

What is a brief and often humorous statement of truth or opinion, such as "a watched pot never boils"

Read the sample student claim and the reasons listed for making this claim. claim: although many people argue that medical testing on animals is a violation of animal rights, the benefits it yields for society far outweigh any argument that can be made. reason #1: animal research has yielded both pain-relieving and life-saving drugs for humans. reason #2: laws prohibit scientists from using animal-based research in cases where non-animal testing would produce equally clear and valid results.

In this excerpt, the characters describe the nature of