Read this excerpt from A Black Hole Is NOT a Hole. Friction is what makes your hands warm up when you rub them together really fast, or what makes rubber burn when a car screeches to a halt, tires skidding on the road. Which statement best identifies the description in this sentence? Examples are used to describe friction. A characteristic of warmth is described. Examples are used to describe car tires. A feature of burned rubber is described.

How would you write "the fourth of july? " the 4th of july or the fourth of july? are they both grammatically correct?

Match each type of troublesome language with its correct description

What type of writing is demonstrated in this excerpt by general philip henry sheridan? at once i set about preparing for the examination which precedes admission to the military academy, studying zealously under the direction of mr. william clark; my old teachers, mcnanly and thorn, having disappeared from somerset and sought new fields of usefulness. the intervening months passed rapidly away, and i fear that i did not make much progress, yet i thought i should be able to pass the preliminary examination. that which was to follow worried me more and gave me many sleepless nights; but these would have been less in number, i fully believe, had it not been for one specification of my, outfit which the circular that accompanied my appointment demanded. this requirement was a pair of "monroe shoes." now, out in ohio, what "monroe shoes" were was a mystery—not a shoemaker in my section having so much as an inkling of the construction of the perplexing things, until finally my eldest brother brought an idea of them from baltimore, when it was found that they were a familiar pattern under another name. a. research essay b. persuasive essay c. biography d. memoir