Ninth grade
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read the following excerpt from a student essay. how can the writer best improve his or her
ideas and development?
the servicemen's readjustment act, also known as the g. i. bill, gave veterans money to
pay college costs and buy books and supplies. ex-servicemen were also eligible to receive
low-interest home loans so that they could afford to buy their own homes, as well
commercial loans to set up their own businesses. one of the more controversial aspects
of the bill was the provision of unemployment benefits to the veterans who were unable
to find jobs.
by removing a second main idea
by stating the main idea clearly
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And his eyes have all the seeming of a demons that is dreaming which of these poetic devices is used here?

What does the author see as the main cause for why students don’t really see shakespeare as a real, flawed human being? we shouldn’t shy away from discussing our literary heroes’ flaws. if nothing else, the knowledge of their failures us appreciate what success and greatness these authors did achieve. often our hero-worship keeps us from truly seeing the complexity of a great author. thus, i would argue, nothing would be better for high school students than to take shakespeare down a peg or two. a) the fact that students never learn enough about shakespeares biography b) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s comedies while in school c) the fact that students are never assigned to read any shakespeare while in high school d) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s greatest works in school and thus never see his weaknesses

Identify the sentence in which the underlined word or words are punctuated incorrectly. a) pam was (well prepared) for the debate. b) she had (read three quarters) of the material more than once. c) she has always been (self assured). d) the winner needs a (two-thirds) majority of the votes.