In which sentence is the underlined phrase an adjective clause? a. a male platypus can eject venom when another animal disturbs it. b. when explorers first sketched the platypus, scientists thought the sketches were a hoax. c. the platypus, which is a mammal, has a bill like a duck and feet like an otter.

Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization?

Read the following conclusion for an essay that claims that extreme sports should be more highly regulated because they are too dangerous: whether it is a high level of physical exertion, or extra doses of the "fear factor," it is common for extreme athletes to beat at the door of fate. it is these people who tempt their own mortality, while curious onlookers wait anxiously for the outcome, who must be protected from themselves. which statement provides the most accurate evaluation of the paragraph? a. the closing statement is unsatisfying b. the passage introduces new evidence. c. the thesis is not restated. d. the style is informal and inconsistent.

In keats's "ode to a nightingale," to which of the following methods does keats not turn in his attempt to reconnect imaginatively with the "melodious bird"? - poetry - white wine - opium - sparkling red wine