Which of the following sentences from the paragraph contain a comparative adjective? Choose two that apply. a. The long hatch popped open and there they were.
b. We stood stunned, our hearts applauding their arrival with every beat.
c. But even though we had the best technology in the universe, a trick of the eye caught us out.
d. In the video images, they had appeared to be a bit taller than we are, relative to the things in their environment.
e. It appeared, however, that their trees were much, much shorter than ours, because the aliens were much, much shorter than we are.

1) earth's crust is made up of relatively rigid plates that ride atop earth's hot, semiliquid mantle. (2) the plates are called tectonic because they're in constant motion. (3) they can move because earth's mantle is a very hot and semiliquid fluid called magma. (4) volcanoes are a result of magma rising up or erupting through a plate, particularly where plate boundaries are moving against each other. (5) also, when plates slide against each other, causing friction along adjacent plate boundaries, earthquakes frequently occur. (6) therefore, we often find volcanoes and earthquakes along plate boundaries. (7) plates may also collide. (8) when that happens, mountain ranges are formed. (9) for example, the collision of the plate carrying the indian subcontinent created the himalayan mountains when it collided with the asian plate. which statement about this paragraph is accurate?

Match the term to the purpose it has. 1. but 2. furthermore 3. meanwhile 4. in the distance 5. first 6. therefore 7. in other words 8. for instance a. show space relation b. introduce an illustration c. repetition of an idea d. take away, limit, or oppose e. show a consequence f. indicate order g. show time relation h. add ideas

In the essay “drowning in dishes,” what is ironic about the fact that danial’s first position in his new job is the dishwashing station?