Suppose you're writing a letter and you recall a word you'd like to use, but you don't know how it's spelled. if you wanted to look up the word in a dictionary, you should use any of the following techniques except

a. looking up a related word that you can spell in search of clues.
b. using the first letter of the word and searching through all the entries under that letter.
c. looking up the word as you think it's spelled.
d. writing the word the way you think it's spelled to jog your recall.

"endangered dreams: the great depression in california: " which word best summarizes the author's description of the pea pickers camp?

Which statement best evaluates the author's use of pacing in the passage? a. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the imagery and figurative language don't adequately describe either the cheetah or the gazelle. b. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the imagery and figurative language speed up the action, making the scene come alive for the reader. c. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the long, complex sentences the reader fully understand the power and beauty of nature. d. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the long, complex sentences distract from the sense of stress and anxiety the passage should convey.

Read the passage. then, identify the theme that is supported by the passage. most ships cannot survive a terrible thunderstorm. the ocean is an angry beast that will tame any who try to control it. the gods have the power to control human destiny. men are willing to die to eat the delicious cattle of the gods.