An adverbial clasue is a subordinate clause that is used as an adverb to modify a verb, and adjective, or a(n)
-adverb
-noun
-participle
-pronoun
an infinitive is a verb form that usually begins with
-of
-to
-for
-by
identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence
the guide stopped to show us the cave paintings that went from the floor to the ceiling
-the guide stopped
-to show us the cave paintings
-that went from the floor
-to the ceiling
which of the following is an example of vernacular in the passage?
-"it must be very nice"
-"now here's your kettles, done."
-"of course i don't know."
-"i can sharpen scissors too."

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.