Answer: c. Summer is a calm and peaceful time of the year.
Explanation:
This is based on the poem, "July" by Susan Hartley Swett.
In this poem, Ms. Swett makes reference to Summer being a calm and peaceful time of the year because the scenarios described in the poem were meant to create a calm and peaceful picture about what happens in July and because we know that July is a summer month, it can therefore be inferred that Summer is a peaceful time of the year.
I would say C because this passage talks about green building and how it's beneficial. Sentence 4 mentions about what the green roofs are made of and I don't think that would be necessary to include in this passage.
Answer: A. to organize ideas for comparing and contrasting two topics.
Explanation: A Venn diagram is an illustration that uses circles to show the relationships among things or groups of things.
In Judith Ortiz Cofer's "Gravity" the conflict between her mother and father is A. the mother wants to return to Puerto Rico, but the father is committed to staying in the United States. Elenita's mother is always talking about the family on the Island and longing to see them again. On the contrary, her father is constantly speaking about the restaurant owned by Reyes. He is constantly offering excuses for not going to Puerto Rico. After some years Elenita learns that her father was ashamed of not being able to provide them with the middle-class life her mother was used to in Puerto Rico, so he doesn't want to face her mother's family
Read the situations and write sentences as shown in the examples.
1. Jack is driving a car, but he's very nervous and not sure what to do.
<em>You ask : Have you driven a car before?
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<em>He says : No, this is the first time I've driven a car.
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2. Len is playing tennis. He's not very good, and he doesn't know the rules.
You ask : Have you played tennis before?
He says : No, this is the first time I've played tennis.
3. Sue is riding a horse. She doesn't look very confident or comfortable.
You ask : Have you ridden a horse before?
He says : No, this is the first time I've ridden a horse.
4. Maria is in London. She has just arrived, and it's very new for her.
You ask : Have you been in London before?
He says : No, this is the first time I've been in London.
