Which sentence with an introductory phrase is punctuated correctly? a.
If they want, to defend their championship, the team must avoid mistakes.

b.
If they want to defend their championship the team, must avoid mistakes.

c.
If they want to defend their championship; the team must avoid mistakes.

d.
If they want to defend their championship, the team must avoid mistakes.

Choose the sentence which has a subject and verb that agree the clouds that cover the mood dissipate quickly or harry and joe ran quickly to the bleacher that were without empty seats

Which of the following citations correctly follows mla guidelines? a. tanya somanader. "we are stronger because we aredemocracies': president obama addresses the people ofestonia." the white house blog 3 sept. 2014. print. 4 sept. 2014.b. "we are stronger because we are democracies': presidentobama addresses the people of estonia" by tanya somanader.the white house blog 3 sept. 2014. web. 4 sept. 2014.c. somanader, tanya. "we are stronger because we aredemocracies': president obama addresses the people ofestonia." the white house blog 3 sept. 2014. web. 4 sept. 2014d. somanader, tanya. the white house blog. "we are strongbecause we are democracies: president obama addresses thepeople of estonia." 3 sept. 2014. web. 4 sept. 2014.

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.