Major carteret, though dressed in brown linen, had thrown off his coat for greater comfort. . long ago, while yet a mere boy in years, he had come back from appomattox to find his family, one of the oldest and proudest in the state, hopelessly impoverished by the war,—even their ancestral home swallowed up in the common ruin. literary era: romantism or realism

Which of the following sentences below uses the simplest and clearest language? a. library cards are not too hard to get, but they aren't too easy to get either. b. some libraries have a lot of rules to follow for filling out the forms. c. library cards make it possible to read books all year long. d. once you get the application, you can figure it out.

Which word best describes the tone of this excerpt from daly's sixteen

"and these i address to all females that would be married, or are already so; not that i suppose their sex more faulty than the other, and most to want advice, for i assure [women], upon my honour, i believe the quite contrary; but the reason is, because i esteem them better disposed to receive and practice it, and therefore am willing to begin, where i may promise myself the best success." this statement from franklin's "rules and maxims for promoting matrimonial happiness" best demonstrates his use of criticism to argue his point his use of common sense to appeal to women his use of flattery to gain women's attention his use of facts to prove his point