FIND THE INDEPENDENT AND DEPENDENT CLAUSES 1-We can go to the beach today, or we can wait for better weather.
2-The restaurant that we chose is famous for its pastry.
3-The letter that he received was short, but he read it very slowly.
4-The student dropped his book bag, forgot his homework, and ran out of paper.
5-The business was my brother’s idea, and he and I went into business after we had saved enough money.
6-I need to buy some running shoes that will last for more than a few months.
7-New York City is made up of five boroughs, and the New York Marathon goes through all five of the boroughs.
8-My television, which is brand new, is broken, and my radio’s batteries are dead.
9-Because the ice storm lasted all night, school was closed for the day.
10-Raul was elected president of the senior class, and he got over 70 percent of the total student body vote.
11-Cutting through the cane fields, Denny Gibler galloped headlong toward Charleston to warn the town of the buccaneer raid.

Asking questions from a text while reading with what?

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

In what ways do “the lamb” and “the tyger” represent opposite sides of human existence? a. “the lamb” urges passive control, while “the tyger” glorifies man’s dominance over nature. b. “the lamb” urges meek acceptance, while “the tyger” glorifies nature and power. c. “the lamb” urges childlike faith, while “the tyger” glorifies man’s experience.