The while, I glare at Ma's back with a scowl as I watched them (the wheat plants) fry, or flatten, or blow away, like bits of cast-off
S." (p.31)
1. 'It wasn't until the dust turned back toward the house like a fired locomotive and I
led..." (p.32)

What is the participal phrase,the prepositional and the substitute and descriptive adjective fir "or something." stumbling up the school steps kari fell or something

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important.what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

Through actions and conflicts of force, the plot of novel is logically brought to the the turning point in the conflict