10. The fact that the Countess leaves one gentleman to speak with another (lines 72 through 74) shows that she
(1) has an unnatural need for the Duke's attention
(2) is concerned about her reputation at the party
(3) is actively avoiding Newland Archer's conversation
(4) has little regard for customs associated with gender

Which modifier is misplaced within the passage? choose the best answer. it took me longer than normal to walk to school today because i stopped to make a wish. i wished for happiness at the fountain. i'm not sure if my wish will come true, but i sure hope it does!

Which sentence would not be appropriate for an essay or formal speech? a) most of the titles of faulkner's novels are references to the bible or to the works of william shakespeare. eliminate b) some critics believe that faulkner's novel the sound and the fury is the best novel of his entire career. c) the novels of william faulkner are way too hard to read, yo, filled with all these frustrating changing narrators! d) william faulkner traveled all the way from his home state of mississippi to sweden in order to make his nobel prize acceptance speech.

Speaking rapidly in a large gymnasium causes your words to run together; making them hard to distinguish. true false