Read the paragraph below and look for the main idea. Andrew Carnegie was a man to look up to. He is best known for making a fortune in the steel industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He sold his ownership in the business and gave away most of the money. Many of our country’s organizations benefited from Carnegie’s help.

Which sentence is the main idea of the paragraph?

A) He sold his ownership in the business and gave away most of the money.

B) He is best known for making a fortune in the steel industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

C) Andrew Carnegie was a man to look up to.

D) Many of our country’s organizations benefited from Carnegie’s help.

The adventures of tom sawyer, chapter 1 (excert)what does tom do to prevent aunt polly from finding out that he ate her jam? a) tom hides under the bed and then in the closet b) tom hide under the bed and tries to blame the cat c) tom hides in the closet so that aunt polly would not see him d) tom tried to wash the jam off and lied to aunt polly about the cat

Whats the best lie you told and got away with?

The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.