Which statements are themes? Check all that apply. A) The story inspires readers to take chances in times of uncertainty. B) Hope can help a person get through life’s toughest moments. C) The good of society outweighs the rights of the individual. D) An adventurous girl and her best friend get lost in a large city. E) A shocking twist of events near a story’s end leaves readers baffled. F) Even a powerful leaders have a typical human flaws.

12. involves getting to know and recording information about the characters in story such a physical characteristics action and ways in which they relate others characters and to the plot o a. close reading o b. character mapping o c. note-taking p

Which describes the effect the use of figurative language has on the tone of this excerpt? select all that apply

Read the passage. (1) the first skateboard was constructed of old roller-skate wheels attached to a piece of wood. (2) improvements were made to the skateboard in 1959. (3) the year that the first commercially made skateboard appeared. (4) soon after, skateboarding began to grow in popularity. (5) in 1963, skateboard manufacturers formed the first professional skateboarding team. (6) that same year, the first organized skateboard competition took place, in california. which is the most effective way to correct the fragment in sentence 3? attach the fragment to sentence 4. attach the fragment to sentence 2. insert the phrase in the united states to the end of the fragment. insert the verb had before the verb appeared.