The baseball player talks about his children trying to get his attention to play with him followed by a memory of florida. the player then discusses a book written by the danish philosopher kierkegaard followed by a reference to his wife scaring him with a gorilla mask. what is the author's intent using this unorganized format? a. to use the shifting of topics to enhance the stream-of-consciousness style. b. to give the reader insight into why the player is concerned about the gorilla mask. c. to demonstrate that the man is well-educated. d. to suggest the narrator has lost his memory.

Secret in slovakia how does the author's use of foreshadowing in the opening paragraphs affect the passage? a. it creates excitement by revealing the narrator's hopes of receiving part of her great-aunt's estate. b. it creates dread through its vivid descriptions of the house; readers are aware that something terrible has happened within those walls. c. it creates mystery by suggesting that the narrator's view of the house will somehow change as a result of her experiences inside. d. it creates a sense of joy and anticipation by hinting that the narrator will be reconnected with her great-aunt.

Read the passage. (1) the first skateboard was constructed of old roller-skate wheels attached to a piece of wood. (2) improvements were made to the skateboard in 1959. (3) the year that the first commercially made skateboard appeared. (4) soon after, skateboarding began to grow in popularity. (5) in 1963, skateboard manufacturers formed the first professional skateboarding team. (6) that same year, the first organized skateboard competition took place, in california. which is the most effective way to correct the fragment in sentence 3? attach the fragment to sentence 4. attach the fragment to sentence 2. insert the phrase in the united states to the end of the fragment. insert the verb had before the verb appeared.

What is the meaning of the suffix –logy? some examples include theology, astrology, and biology. a-action or process b-science of, study of c-to make d-relating to