Which statement about a capitalist economic system is true? a. in a capitalist economy, the government owns the means of production. b. in capitalist societies, people are not motivated to work hard since it will not affect their income or profits. c. the capitalist system encourages competition among businesses. d. capitalism requires that all citizens be government employees, no matter what kind of work they do.

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”

Identify the homophone pair that needs to be corrected in these sentences. if your going to the concert, may i ride in you're car too? their house is on the way there. it's going to be a long night, since it's already close to midnight. a. it's/its b.your/you're c.to/too d.their/there

Compare and contrast the transformation of arachne with that of pallas and explain how this transformation reveals a theme in the story. use evidence from the story to support your answer.