Which word is the predicate adjective in this sentence? the old machine was still useful and was loaded with lots of programs.
a. old
b. still
c. lots
d. useful?

Why do you think frank tashlin titled this story  the bear that wasn’t? why didn’t the factory officials recognize the bear for what he was? why did it become harder and harder for the bear to maintain his identity as he moved through the bureaucracy of the factory?

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?

Decide whether each quality belongs to odysseus, the cyclops, or both. then, sort the qualities into the correct categories