Which sentence uses parentheses correctly? a) although lara was upset (her mother had never called), she still had a great birthday.

b)
matthew wanted to ask her out (he wanted to ask anyone out really but he lost his nerve.

c)
after years of training, daniel (finally ran the 100 mile race held each year in arizona.

d)
(when donald looked in the mirror) he saw a man who had aged ten years in only two years.

In about two hundred words, explain how the literary devices used in the novel convey theme.

6. the two primary purposes for sending business messages are typically to and

In the real world, feldman learned to settle for less than 95 percent. he came to consider a company “honest” if its payment rate was above 90 percent. he considered a rate between 80 and 90 percent “annoying but tolerable.” if a company habitually paid below 80 percent, feldman might post a hectoring note, like this one: the cost of bagels has gone up dramatically since the beginning of the year. unfortunately, the number of bagels that disappear without being paid for has also gone up. don’t let that continue. i don’t imagine that you would teach your children to cheat, so why do it yourselves? the excerpt serves as which type of support for the authors’ argument? a claim an example a conclusion a counterclaim