Which sentence contains both an adverb and a conjunction?
a. lawson crept silently up the stairs, but couldn't still his heartbeat.
b. don't imagine you can't do as you wish.
c. do you want the shrimp or the crab?
d. lucille was a kind person, but she hated people who spread rumors.

Read the sentence. someone sang a solo during the holiday concert. the best reason to revise this sentence using the passive voice is that

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Read the excerpt from it's our world, too! : young people who are making a difference.the author’s purpose in this excerpt is to