Read the sentences. the sunflower reaches all the way up to my window. it stretches eight feet. which of these sentences combines the two sentences using a present participial phrase? a. one sunflower, which is eight feet tall, reaches all the way up to my window. b. stretching eight feet, the sunflower reaches all the way up to my window. c. one sunflower, stretched eight feet, reached all the way up to my window. d. having stretched eight feet, one sunflower reaches all the way up to my window.

c is a symbol. when bernice gets her hair cut, it is the authors way of showing the affects and demands of pier pressure and the over-all attitudes of people at the time.

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.