Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "she gave up the book. he stumbled down the back steps, hugging the thick book under his arm. when he had splashed water on his face and hands, he groped back to the kitchen and fumbled in a corner for the towel. he bumped into a chair; it clattered to the floor. the catalogue sprawled at his feet. when he had dried his eyes he snatched up the book and held it again under his arm. his mother stood watching him." based on this excerpt from wright's "the man who was almost a man," the reader can infer that a. dave does not take care of his things b. the family's house is often very messy c. dave does not care about the catalogue d. the catalogue is very important to dave

Read the excerpts from "the royal house of thebes" and "the story of a warrior queen." "we are women," she told her sister. "we must obey. we have no strength to defy the state." "choose your own part," antigone said. "i go to bury the brother i love." "you are not strong enough," ismene cried. "why, then when my strength fails," antigone answered, "i will give up." she left her sister; ismene dared not follow her. —"the royal house of thebes" again and again the romans were defeated, till it almost seemed as if the britons really would succeed in driving them out of the country. boadicea herself led the soldiers, encouraging them with her brave words. "it is better to die with honor than to live in slavery," she said. "i am a woman, but i would rather die than yield. will you follow me, men? " and of course the men followed her gladly. —"the story of a warrior queen" how are the archetypes presented in these two passages different? the first passage shows antigone as a warrior, and the second passage shows boadicea as a tragic heroine. the first passage shows antigone as a tragic heroine, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage. the first passage shows antigone as a rebel, and the second passage shows boadicea as a warrior. the first passage shows antigone as a villain, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage.

What makes the following sentence unclear? i had hoped to finish the race and win a medal, but i didn’t. a) nothing. the sentence contains no errors. b) there is no independent clause so the sentence is incomplete. c) it’s a simple sentence and doesn’t need a comma. d) there are two possible meanings to the sentence.

William shakespeare, macbeth, act iii, scene v based on the context, what is the meaning of "bear"?