What is the first step for using word endings to figure out a new word? Identify the word's parts.
Try to guess what the word means.
Think of words that sound the same.
Use context clues to guess the word.

Think of words that sound the same.

Explanation:

The first step for using word endings to figure out a new word is by thinking of words that sound the same.

To create a new word from the word endings of another word, it is important to think of similar sounding words so a new word can be easily be formed.

use the headings to create an overview of the main points.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel