Read the following sentence:

the best way to earn good grades is to work hard and study.

the underlined phrase is which of the following? (5 points)

prepositional

gerundial

infinitive

participial

Aword that characteristics of both a verb and a noun

Read this excerpt from holes. at the time, elya thought nothing of the curse. he was just a fifteen-year-old kid, and “eternity” didn’t seem much longer than a week from tuesday. besides, he liked madame zeroni and would be glad to carry her up the mountain. he would have done it right then and there, but he wasn’t yet strong enough. how does this section of the flashback relate to stanley? a.elya was much older during his difficult time than stanley was during his. b.elya’s physical weakness parallels stanley’s physical weakness. c.elya, like stanley, lives in the moment and does not consider the future. d.elya, like stanley, likes the character who is giving him a hard time.

What strategy is a student using when associating the word disposition with a picture of a model posing?