How would you rewrite the following compound sentence as a complex sentence by changing the italicized clause to a subordinate clause
harry drew near the fire, and he nearly signed his jaket.

Which rhetorical device is used in this excerpt from "the danger of lying in bed" by mark twain? "if i am going to travel by rail i shan't need it. lying at home in bed is the thing i am afraid of."

Once you have finished revising your peer’s essay, continue to demonstrate your understanding of grammar and punctuation by writing an essay containing all of the grammatical concepts outlined above. your essay should be short, just 250 words, and it can be written on any subject. it should contain an example of parallel structure, an example of every type of phrase and clause outlined in this lesson, an example of two independent clauses connected by a semicolon, and an example of a colon. if you are struggling to come up with an idea for an essay, consider writing it about the themes present in one of the texts you have read already.

The overwhelming majority of the peoples and nations of the world today want to live in peace