(1) brenda would have liked to have taken her vacation at the beach. (2) however, the weather forecast on the television called for rain. (3) also, her fiancé, max, wanted to vacation in the mountains. (4) after a heated discussion, brenda and max decided to compromise. (5) they would spend their vacation time at spring lake. (6) that way, jack could fish and brenda could enjoy swimming. 3. in sentence 4, what is "after a heated discussion"?
a. an adjective phrase
b. an independent clause
c. a prepositional phrase
d. a dependent clause

Which prediction does this passage best support? the seven commandments will become a new religion. o snowball will fall off the ladder and injure himself. o the animals will not see the commandments on the wall. the pigs will eventually change the seven commandments.

When a monster in a story does not have the ability to communicate, what is the most likely result?

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.