The praying mantis is a member of the Mantid group of insects. Mantids come in many shapes and sizes and are found all over the world. Some have patterns on their bodies that help them look like the ground. Some are bright green to blend in with leaves and plants. One special mantis is bright pink and looks like an orchid. The mantis is such a strange and engaging creature that many people keep them as pets. For many reasons, mantids have fascinated humans for many years. First, mantids show an amazing mastery of hunting skills. Mantids eat a wide variety of insects, including moths, crickets, bees, flies, grasshoppers, other mantids, and even, on occasion, small birds and snakes. They can capture prey many times larger than they are. Their powerful armor and amazing hunting skills make them quite effective. They have large powerful front legs, with spikes that help them hold on to prey. Their head can turn almost entirely around to follow prey without moving. Their front legs are so powerful and so fast that it is hard to see them move when capturing prey. One second their legs are empty and the next they are clutching tightly to something they have caught. Mantids are also stealthy. They wait, very still, very patiently for prey to come into sight. They also make slight swaying movements, to mimic leaves and grass moved by the wind. They focus intently on their victim. Then they pounce, suddenly, rarely missing their target. They are so successful they can triple in size every few months by molting when they outgrow their exoskeletons. They start out as nymphs, able to capture only prey that is smaller than they are. They end their lives about a year later becoming predators that can take down prey as large as hummingbirds. Finally, they are very personable, as far as insects go. They have a large, triangular-shaped head with large eyes. This alien-like appearance makes them quite cute. When you come across them in the garden, you can tell right away they are aware of you. They follow your movements as if to assess if you are either something to eat or something that will eat them. The little ones will accept rides on your finger if you are gentle. But be careful—they can jump surprisingly far even when small. If they think your freckle is prey, you may be surprised to find a mantis on your nose. As far as predatory insects go, the mantis is one of the most impressive. Gardeners love to find them in on vegetables because mantids eat many insects that damage crops. However, they may also eat some insects that help a gardener—like bees. Regardless, the mantis is a fascinating insect, and if you happen to see one hunting in the wild, consider yourself lucky. Read the following line from the text: One second their legs are empty, and the next they are clutching tightly to something they have caught. What is another word for clutching in this context? Carrying Embracing Grasping Handling

What are the purposes of a works cited page? Check all that apply.

Alabanza is a

Question 1 options:

sonnet


haiku


lyric


free verse

"Alabanza" means

Question 2 options:

to praise


to weep


to fight


to sing

The setting of Alabanza is the World Trade Center.

Question 3 options:
True
False
Why is Alabanza's author's allusion to Atlantis effective?

Question 4 options:

it was a similar building


workers in both places were acting the same way


Atlantis sank into the sea just as WTC fell into Manhattan


none of the above

The glass breaking in the WTC is compared to an ice storm, which is a

Question 5 options:

simile


metaphor


personification


hyperbole

"The radio stopped singing like a tree full of terrified frogs" contains a simile.

Question 6 options:
True
False
Narrative poems tell a

Question 7 options:

secret


song lyric


story


biography

"And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes" contains which type of rhyme?

Question 8 options:

slant


end


internal


imperfect

Ballads are narrative poems that were originally meant to be read silently by the audience.

Question 9 options:
True
False
Boredom is the theme of Annabel Lee.

Question 10 options:
True
False

Which line from "She Walks in Beauty" describes the woman in an unusual way? "Which heaven to gaudy day denies" "And on that cheek, and o'er that brow" "So soft, so calm, yet eloquent" "The smiles that win, the tints that glow"

Please Answer ASAP! 35 Points!
1. Which sentence contains a noun which is in the incorrect form?

A) "There are people who laugh at the horse that would not dare to laugh at the master," cried the young would-be musketeer.
B) "I do not often laugh, sir," replied the stranger, "as you may see by the expression of my face; but nevertheless I retain the privilege of laughing when I please."
C) "And I," cried d'Artagnan, "will allow no man to laugh when it displeases me!"
D) And the stranger, muttering to himselves, directed his steps toward the kitchen.

2. Which sentence uses the apostrophe incorrectly?

A) I wouldn't go to that restaurant if I were you.
B) Our dog won't eat any of the food we set out for him.
C) Mr. Franklin isn't going to be our teacher next year.
D) My mother said that I cant go to the pool with my cousin's.

3. Which sentence the apostrophe incorrectly?

A) They're not going to go to the beach in July since it's so hot then.
B) Hes going to play soccer this year after his summer exercise program.
C) The dog quit playing with its bone when the puppy walked in the room.
D) When she's done with her homework, she can go upstairs and play videogames.

4. Which sentence uses the apostrophe incorrectly?

A) The little girl said she wouldn't eat brocolli at any time.
B) Students shouldnt use their laptops to play games during class.
C) When he's bored, Ethan often likes to draw cartoons in his notebook.
D) The dogs won't stop their howling because there's a raccoon in the yard.

5. Identify the sentence that correctly uses an apostrophe.

A) Is that you're book or is it mine?
B) Bob's house was renovated last year.
C) The 90 pound dog wagged it's tail as I walked past it.
D) I needed to use the Ladie's Room, but I could not find it.

6. Which sentence demonstrates correct use of the apostrophe?

A) The childrens' teacher found Ms. Andersons car keys in the hallway.
B) The childrens teacher found Ms. Anderson's car keys in the hallway.
C) The children's teacher found Ms. Andersons' car keys in the hallway.
D) The children's teacher found Ms. Anderson's car keys in the hallway.

7. Which sentence demonstrates correct use of the apostrophe?

A) Boss's Day is not today.
B) The boxes' are in the closet in the back room.
C) The zoos' entrance is on the north side of the property.
D) The policemens' car was still running when he apprehended the suspect.

Read the excerpt from “Like Mexicans.” We talk for an hour and had apple pie and coffee, slowly. Finally, we got up with Carolyn taking my hand. Slightly embarrassed, I tried to pull away but her grip held me. I let her have her way as she led me down the hallway with her mother right behind me. . . . Carolyn waved again. I looked, back, waving. . . . Her people were like Mexicans, only different. Which best explains how Soto’s text structure helps establish his voice in the excerpt? Soto compares his experience to his wife’s experience in order to criticize marriage in a multicultural society. Soto lists a series of events to present guidelines on how to live in a multicultural society. Soto relates a story from his life to make a point about what it means to live in a multicultural society. Soto uses a cause-and-effect format to show how a person’s heritage can limit his or her marriage choices.

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Which word in the sentence does the predicate nominative rename?

Russia is the nation with the largest physical land area in the world.


A.
Russia

B.
nation


C.
land

D.
world

What caused the Wakatsuki family to leave their home?

Why is it important to cite information in a research paper? A-It gives credit to the information sources. B-It provides background information about the topic. C-It supports the thesis statement of a paper. D-It highlights the main points of the paper.

In Sense and Sensibility, Elinor believes that Edward's strange behavior is related to .

Gatsby disappeared which other character unexpectedly arrived at lunch

Read the following vocabulary word in context from Act I as found on the page indicated. You may need to read some text before and after the vocabulary word. Then, choose the correct definition intended by the author.
acute (p. 2, dialogue)

having a sharp point at the end
an angle in geometry
sudden and severe

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?


A.
The possible dates for their family reunion are: June 13-21; July 18-26; or August 8-16.


B.
On our trip through South America, we visited Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santiago, Chile; and Lima, Peru.


C.
Harrison County; Mississippi, Mobile County; Alabama, and Hillsborough County; Florida are all right on the Gulf of Mexico.


D.
Fred can speak these languages: Japanese; Korean; and Tagalog.

It was a great movie.

What is the subject

.Sc. 5, Lines 65-83: Why does he urge them to get Juliet to the church for her funeral in the last lines of his speech?

How does the author word choice in this excerpt imply a message other than the one explicitly stated

Interpersonal communication is most likely to occur between:

A. a student and his teacher.


B. a political candidate and voters.


C. a news anchor and the viewing public.


D. a convention speaker and an audience.

In this assignment, you'll revisit the topic of stage directions and explore additional ways they can develop literary elements in a play. Read the example: I think stage directions were especially important in defining and shaping the audience's understanding of Brutus and Portia's marriage in Act II. When Portia kneels before her husband, we understand that this is a gesture of submission and pleading. She really, really wants to know what is wrong with her husband. However, when the stage directions indicate that Brutus "helps her rise," we understand that Brutus cares about his wife and thinks of her more as an equal. Your answer should include the following: • Explain why playwrights use stage directions. • Explore how stage directions help to develop the plot or the meaning in a play. • Cite one specific example of a stage direction from Julius Caesar, and explains how it develops the plot or meaning of the play

Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.

Hamlet: [L]et your own discretion be your tutor: suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o’erstep not the modesty of nature; for anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first and now, was and is, to hold, as ’twere, the mirror up to nature; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure. Now, this overdone, or come tardy off, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve; the censure of which one must in your allowance o’erweigh a whole theatre of others. O! there be players that I have seen play, and heard others praise, and that highly, not to speak it profanely, that, neither having the accent of Christians nor the gait of Christian, pagan, nor man, have so strutted and bellowed that I have thought some of nature’s journeymen had made men and not made them well, they imitated humanity so abominably.

What phrase suggests that Shakespeare believes his plays should be presented realistically?
A. the mirror up to nature
B. a whole theatre of others
C. the accent of Christians
D. some of nature’s journeymen

What role does the "grey ice-field" in "One Minute Longer" play in the development of the story?
A. The setting helps create the main conflict of the story
B. The setting is the backdrop for the plot
C. The setting does not develop the story; it is there, but it does not play a role in the story.
D. The setting is metaphor for the themes in the story.

In the second paragraph, what is the idea the author is trying to convey about the book, using descriptors like "not textbooks," "impressionistic," and "introductions"? That anyone can misinterpret the meaning of the books That anyone can understand and enjoy the books That the books are less expensive and more useful That the books are less frivolous and more academic

the _____ in a poem is not the author

which choice correctly completes the sentence

a rhythm
b meter
c mood
speaker

A message that a text conveys about a topic is called a

dialect.
setting.
theme.
detail.

Each of the following sentences or groups of sentences contains either fragments or run-ons. Correct them. There is more than one possible acceptable way to correct them.
I don't like to listen to that group. Because they sound like nothing but loud noise.






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QUESTION 2

I just read that soft drinks are really bad for you, they have 17 teaspoons of sugar in a single can.





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QUESTION 3

If people who drink a lot of soft drinks cut out two cans a day. They could lose 25 pounds in a year.





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QUESTION 4

The combination of the sugar and the acid in the soft drinks is also bad because it ruins the teeth it takes the enamel right off.





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QUESTION 5

Candy bars are like soft drinks. Lots of sugar and no nutrition.





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QUESTION 6

People who eat a couple of candy bars and a couple of cans of soft drink each day. They get more calories than they need in a day without getting any of the nutrition they need.





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QUESTION 7

Sit up straight, keep your eyes forward!





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QUESTION 8

I want to go to Egypt and I want to see the pyramids and I want to swim in the Nile.





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QUESTION 9

My great grandfather, Henry. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1928.





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QUESTION 10

I haven't liked any of the movies that have come out recently.Batman Begins, maybe.

The praying mantis is a member of the Mantid group of insects. Mantids come in many shapes and sizes and are found all over the world. Some have patterns on their bodies that help them look like the ground. Some are bright green to blend in with leaves and plants. One special mantis is bright pink and looks like an orchid. The mantis is such a strange and engaging creature that many people keep them as pets. For many reasons, mantids have fascinated humans for many years. First, mantids show an amazing mastery of hunting skills. Mantids eat a wide variety of insects, including moths, crickets, bees, flies, grasshoppers, other mantids, and even, on occasion, small birds and snakes. They can capture prey many times larger than they are. Their powerful armor and amazing hunting skills make them quite effective. They have large powerful front legs, with spikes that help them hold on to prey. Their head can turn almost entirely around to follow prey without moving. Their front legs are so powerful and so fast that it is hard to see them move when capturing prey. One second their legs are empty and the next they are clutching tightly to something they have caught. Mantids are also stealthy. They wait, very still, very patiently for prey to come into sight. They also make slight swaying movements, to mimic leaves and grass moved by the wind. They focus intently on their victim. Then they pounce, suddenly, rarely missing their target. They are so successful they can triple in size every few months by molting when they outgrow their exoskeletons. They start out as nymphs, able to capture only prey that is smaller than they are. They end their lives about a year later becoming predators that can take down prey as large as hummingbirds. Finally, they are very personable, as far as insects go. They have a large, triangular-shaped head with large eyes. This alien-like appearance makes them quite cute. When you come across them in the garden, you can tell right away they are aware of you. They follow your movements as if to assess if you are either something to eat or something that will eat them. The little ones will accept rides on your finger if you are gentle. But be careful—they can jump surprisingly far even when small. If they think your freckle is prey, you may be surprised to find a mantis on your nose. As far as predatory insects go, the mantis is one of the most impressive. Gardeners love to find them in on vegetables because mantids eat many insects that damage crops. However, they may also eat some insects that help a gardener—like bees. Regardless, the mantis is a fascinating insect, and if you happen to see one hunting in the wild, consider yourself lucky. Read the following line from the text: As far as predatory insects go, the mantis is one of the most impressive. Gardeners love to find them in on vegetables because mantids eat many insects that damage crops. Based on the text, insects that are predatory are most likely which of the following? Collectors Hiders Hunters Imitators

The theme of this story shows up in literature all over the world—for example, in the story The Wizard of Oz. What is one way to state the theme of “The Little Golden Bird”?

After carefully reading through the following email, answer the question. Dear Mr. Franklin. Thank you for your application. I have reviewed your resume and credentials and would like you to come in to discuss more. We are holding interviews this week from Monday to Wednesday between 2 and 4 PM. Please contact me with a time when you can come in during this time. If you cannot make it then, please let me know, and we will try to schedule an alternative time. Sincerely, Michael Costas Company HR What's the purpose of Michael Costas's email?
A. To invite Franklin to interview for the position
B. To schedule an alternative time to meet
C. To acknowledge that he received Franklin's application
D. To announce to employees when the company is holding interviews

Read the passage from Robert Frost's poem "The Pasture." I'm going to clean out the pasture spring; I'll only stop to rake the leaves away (And wait to watch the clear water, I may); Which choice best describes the effect of figurative language on these lines? Question 2 options: The author uses personification to give the leaves human traits. The author uses imagery to bring the images of a farm to life for the reader. The author uses symbolism to draw deep parallels between the spring and life. The author uses metaphor to compare the pasture spring and the water.

‘Farming father’s dingy hat,’
‘like his fallen father had,’ and
‘While the hat witnessed worse’
Which kind of figurative language do the selected phrases have?
A)satire
B)simile
C)alliteration
D)internal rhyme
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Critics cannot agree on the very first American novel.
true , false

What is the fact family for the numbers 32,8 , and 4