Asupporting sentence

introduces a new main idea into a paragraph

develops, supports, or explains the main idea of a paragraph

transitions ideas from one paragraph to the next

concludes a paragraph by restating the main idea

Make sure the topic of your persuasive essay is not a.something someone else is writing about b.a fact c.something you have written about before

What makes the literal, word-for-word translation of the metamorphosis hard to read?

Which line from the story of my life by helen keller is an example of a simile? during the whole trip i did not have one fit of temper, there were so many things to keep my mind and fingers busy. i was like that ship before my education began, only i was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was. one day, while i was playing with my new doll, miss sullivan put my big rag doll into my lap also, spelled "d-o-l-l" and tried to make me understand that "d-o-l-l" applied to both. child as i was, i at once felt the tenderness and sympathy which endeared dr. bell to so many hearts, as his wonderful achievements enlist their admiration.