Which sentence in this passage contains the type of verbal that is called a participle? it was jerry's dream to travel the world. Jerry was still a student, though, so it was difficult for him to gather the financial resources to realize this
dream. Because Europe was Jerry's dream destination, he studied hard to secure a scholarship to a leading arts university there. Jerry's family
and friends were over the moon when Jerry was finally able to get into the university of his choice. Jerry too was very happy and grateful that all
his labor and hard work turned out to be worthwhile?

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.

This series of works has captured the imaginations of people all over the world. a. incarcerated c. jailed b. seized d. arrested

Life is a barren field frozen with snow. what literary device is he using? a.metaphor b. simile c. personification d. none of the above