Read the following passage written by a teen hero: I want to be a vocal advocate for nature.
I reject the idea that I am too young to make a difference.
I recently helped a group with a river cleanup.
I was mortified to see the destruction of animals and plants.
When I got home, I composed a letter to my state politicians and asked them to allocate more money to the local river cleanup effort.
I believe my vocation is to help citizens see that we are at a junction.
We can decide to subject nature to abuse, or we can decide to be a benefactor to nature.
I won't let obstacles detract from my mission.

In sentence 4, the root in the word "mortified" means
frustration
death
disappointment
sadness

Asap which sentence features a correctly identified compound pronoun in a prepositional phrase? a.while waiting in line, sara stood near him and her. b.she and i will be at the park on tuesday, waiting for mariah and them. c.everyone is so sure that he'll be late after traveling with peter and maria. d.after they visit the grand canyon, tianna and mom are going to a spa.

Now close reading is an essential and foundational skill needed to succeed in any language arts course. acquiring this skill will you form a strategy when writing about literature. you will be required to perform and develop this skill as you progress through this course and other courses in your school career. identify and discuss your areas of strength in language arts. what do you do well? what do you like doing in a course like this? why do those tasks work well for you? you can also identify a challenge you have that you’d like to work on throughout this course. use this discussion as an opportunity to give advice to your classmates based on your stronger skills and to ask for with skills you are still developing.

Is directly communicated and requires little interpretation