Read the word in parentheses; then decide which of these sentences most effectively translates an
abstract concept into a mental picture.
a. (sunrise) the rising sun transformed the canyon into bright stone and deep shadow.
b. (freedom) on her twenty-first birthday, lola declared herself a woman.
c. (studious) lucy lay on her bed reading a back issue of national geographic.
d. (rumors) whispers of doubt filled the empty halls like the reek of boiled cabbage.

Check your knowledge of dialects. read the following prompt and decide what is being described. then find the words that exist in various dialects to name the object. select all that apply. the container that most stores put purchases into is called a bag box sack knapsack

Once you have finished revising your peer’s essay, continue to demonstrate your understanding of grammar and punctuation by writing an essay containing all of the grammatical concepts outlined above. your essay should be short, just 250 words, and it can be written on any subject. it should contain an example of parallel structure, an example of every type of phrase and clause outlined in this lesson, an example of two independent clauses connected by a semicolon, and an example of a colon. if you are struggling to come up with an idea for an essay, consider writing it about the themes present in one of the texts you have read already.

Wha is the topic discussed in “lifeboat ethics” ?