Which of the sentences uses the bold vocabulary word correctly? a since all of the members followed the same religion and believed the same thing, they were able to accuse each other of heresy. b the main topic of discussion was the imminent event that took place last week. c the bank vault was impenetrable and there were several apertures in and around the lock. d people don’t mind if you borrow something as long as you don’t abscond with it afterward.

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” but, leathery hands full of wet brown life, knee deep in the summer roadside grass, he just smiled and said they have places to go to too. what is the "wet brown life” in this excerpt? a the grass b the toads c the mud d the rain

Identify the following group of words as an incomplete or complete sentence. if the sentence is incomplete, identify the reason. dinosaurs have disappeared a. complete sentence b. incomplete sentence: no subject c. incomplete sentence: subordinate clause d. incomplete sentence: no verb

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.