Identify the participial phrase in the sentence below.
Picking up the pen, he signed his name on the guestbook.

I apologize, I thought you meant prepositional phrase. The answer would actually be "Picking up the pen"

what does 'no taxation without representation' mean?

"Make the first paragraph right aligned. Take a screenshot of the output and paste it in the space below." I'm not sure what it means by this because it didn't tell me what to write or where to write it. It gave me a bit to read at the beginning in the directions but idk if that's wut it was.

Read the diary entries.

Nicholas’s Diary: April 2 and 3 Friday, April 2 Well, it’s only 10 more hours until my father and I leave for our treasure hunt. Every Saturday morning for as long as I can remember I have seen him leave, always by himself, to look for treasure. I have always longed to go with him, and he’s always told me that someday I would get the chance. I was so excited when he told me I would finally have my chance that I was bouncing off the walls like a rubber ball and springing from one place to the next the rest of the day. He has always been as quiet as a mouse about the treasure that he finds, scurrying away with his equipment in the morning and piling up his treasure in his study. Even though he says he always comes home with something, he has never shown it to me or even told me what type of treasure it is. Is it gold, or silver, or maybe it’s precious jewels? Whatever it is, tomorrow I will find out, and hopefully he’ll let me bring some to class so that I can show my friends since I’ve been bragging about it to them ever since Dad told me I could go! Saturday, April 3 The treasure hunt was fun, but it was not what I expected. Dad and I left early in the morning and headed for the same woods that we sometimes go hiking in on Sundays. I never would have thought they hold treasure, but what was really odd was when Dad told me to leave the shovels at home because we wouldn’t need them. But what he did bring with him was a bright yellow GPS . I had seen it in his truck many times before. I always wondered what he did with it. Today I found out. Dad and I wandered into the woods, first staying on the hiking path I had taken several times before and then veering off the path. The forest was like a statue; it was still and covered in damp moss and dead leaves; it didn't even seem alive. It appeared that no one had been there for a long time so I knew that this treasure must be old and far under the ground. How were we going to get to it without shovels? As Dad kept his eyes on the GPS , I looked around, and suddenly I noticed a patch of leaves that was disturbed and a log that looked like it had been moved. When I asked Dad about it, his eyes lit up, and he said he saw the treasure. He reached under the log and pulled out a plastic box with a label that read “Official Geocache.” I didn’t know what an official geocache was, but I soon found out when Dad opened it. Inside was a little notebook and a bunch of small items like a set of dice, a toy car, and a large silver dollar. Dad said that he thought the toy car was cool, so he took it out and put it in his pocket and then pulled a golf ball from his other pocket and put it in the box. He wrote his name and my name in the little notebook and then closed the box and put it back where he found it. Geocaching, which is what Dad later told me this type of treasure hunting is called, was much different than digging for gold in the ground. But I thought it was fun, and I hope Dad takes me again next Saturday.


What is the author’s purpose in writing "Nicholas’s Diary: April 2 and 3"?


A. to document what happened during two days in his life


B. to describe things that he and his father enjoy together


C. to show his disappointment in not finding treasure


D. to express how much he enjoys treasure hunting

Read the excerpt from Chapter 2 of Wheels of Change .

Smith blamed the bicycle for the downfall of women's health, morals, and religious devotion. Her accusations brought a swift and impassioned response. The Reverend Dr. A. Stewart Walsh, a respected clergyman in New York City and a cyclist himself, wrote a letter to the editor of the Brooklyn Eagle declaring, "I have associated with thousands of riders . . . and I have not seen among them . . . anything that could begin to approach the outrageous and scandalous indecency of the resolutions of the alleged rescue league."

The underlined portion of the excerpt is best characterized as a

short-term effect of Smith’s activism to promote regulations on women riding bicycles.
short-term effect of Smith’s attempts to limit women’s use of the bicycle.
long-term effect of Smith’s advocacy for more conservative cycling clothes for women.
long-term effect of Smith’s anti-bicycle activism aimed at women.

Who functions as a mentor to Telemachus in books 1&2?

a
Zeus
b
Athena
c
Poseidon
d
Odysseus

Is process an abstract or concrete noun

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Which sentence from part 1 of The Call of the Wild best supports the theme “It is important to pick your battles”?

Thirty or forty huskies ran to the spot and surrounded the combatants in an intent and silent circle.
Though his dignity was sorely hurt by thus being made a draught animal, he was too wise to rebel.
Francois was stern, demanding instant obedience, and by virtue of his whip receiving instant obedience. . . .
Dave, who was an experienced wheeler, nipped Buck's hind quarters whenever he was in error.

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Which two groups are most likely the author's intended audience in “Heads Up, Humans”?
A Students
B Teachers
C Young adults
D Older adults
E Technology professionals

Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound Complex Sentence?

“The exam was difficult, but most students did well.”

“After the sun rose, birds gathered at the empty feeder.”

“Unless you have a better idea, Please ask for some help.”

“Someone ate the cake, now we have no desert”

The passage is an example of which rhetorical strategy? Why would this strategy be effective for this audience?
There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations; and who will raise friends to fight our battles for us
(Speech to the Virginia Convention)
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Do you think it will affect how future elections will be held?

What does it mean for a source to be reliable?(1 point)

It is published on the internet.

It is trustworthy.

It took a long time to write.

It cites at least one source.

When researching the topic of "performance enhancement equipment in competitive sports," which source is most likely to be trustworthy?(1 point)

a survey of fifteen physical education teachers

the opinions of five baseball coaches

a survey of eight professional athletic organizations

the opinions of ten basketball players

Vivian is researching the topic of listening to music while studying. Vivian finds that Text 1 is more trustworthy than Text 2. Which piece of information is likely to be found in Text 2?(1 point)

the results of a study published in a scientific journal about the effects of music on concentration

the results of a survey of 1,000 college students about their grades and study habits

a story about a teenager who improved his grades by listening to classical music while he studied

an interview with a doctor who specializes in memory and works with teenagers

What is a sign that the source you are reading might be unreliable?(1 point)

It is trying to sell a product.

It includes facts verified by outside sources.

It uses neutral language.

It is created by a professional journalist.

Who was the Rhode Islander that would gift turkeys to American presidents?

What does Anne combine with bits of old soap to make hair shampoo for Mrs. Van Daan?

The image shows pollution on a beach. Garbage strewn about an ocean beach. Aanya is working on a presentation for her health class about how pollution can affect the environment. She likes this image and decides to make it the cover of the presentation. The image enhances Aanya’s presentation because it shows how the pollution got there. illustrates what her words are describing in her presentation. illustrates solutions to the problem of pollution.

Does tone have an effect on how we speak to each other everyday.

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Compare the bold sections of both sentences and then answer the question that follows: Original: My father disliked sleet, but my father disliked hail more. Revised: My father disliked sleet, but he hated hail more. What was done to the bolded section to improve the sentence?

Write at least two feelings using keywords​

The context of a word is
A the definition of the word.
B the circumstances in which the word is used.
C the language the word comes from.
D the reader’s prior knowledge about the word.

what can you do if you just got lied to give me some advice before my head explodes

PLZ HELP the question is: Write an informative essay on the topic of immigration. Your essay will use research to describe the changes and challenges that today's immigrant children experience. You're not allowed to say your experiences or opinion

Scientists have found that spending too much time on the Internet can cause_____.
A. addict
B. addicting
C. addiction
D. addictive​

Which is an informal way to ask for something? *

Could you...?
Would you...?
Can you...?

In the story in the maze of doom was the daughter of king Minos a hero why or why not

At the time of this speech in 2005, Jobs said that his cancer was in remission and he believed he had beaten the disease. Later, the cancer returned and Jobs died on Oct. 5, 2011, from complications connected to his pancreatic cancer. How does knowing that Jobs would ultimately lose his battle against cancer change the meaning/impact of his words for today’s audience?

PLZ HELP ASAP Why is it important to pick a narrator carefully when planning to write a narrative? (5 points) a The narrator tells the story, but it is the reader who controls how events are imagined. b The narrator's point of view determines the sequence of events. c The narrator must know what all characters think at all times. d The narrative will change depending on the narrator's tone and point of view.

Choose the correct answer. Which sentence best expresses the central idea of the passage? A. The Cassini mission, funded by different space organizations, was launched in order to study the different moons of the planet Saturn to explore the ringed OB. The goal of the ambitious Cassini mission, funded by different space organizations, planet Saturn and study it in detail. OC. NASA launched the Cassini spacecraft with the intention of studying the planet Saturn and its moons. OD NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian space agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) collaborated in order to launch the Cassini mission that would study the planet Saturn.​

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