If a reader wants to evaluate a text, which is the best question to ask while reading it? a. . what elements do I find interesting, and do I care about the author’s purpose? b. . How many hours of research did the author put into writing this text? c. . how does this text affect me and what I want to say to the world? d. . what elements are used, and do they help the author’s purpose?

What is the meaning of the word checking as it is used in this sentence from the second paragraph of the passage?

Suppose you need to verify how to correctly use commas. you open your english textbook and scan the chapter titles. in which one would you most likely find the information you need? ; ; ; ; that's the ? im having truble with

Araby every morning i lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. the blind was pulled down to within an inch of the sash so that i could not be seen. when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. i ran to the hall, seized my books and followed her. i kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, i quickened my pace and passed her. this happened morning after morning. i had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood. what is the general tone of the passage? a. courageous b. comical c. passionate d. fearful