11. identify the conjunction in the following sentence
" the baby is sleeping upstairs, so we have to remain extra quiet ".
12 and 13. identify the choice that best describes the underline word
"as i listened to carols, i pictured myself at the fair in st. louis."(< -- underlined word)
"when carols presents the report to the class, he (< -- underlined word) brought in samples of food.
14. identify the preposition in the following sentence
" we drove over the bridge to enter the park"
15. identify the personal pronoun in the following sentence
" the little girl said she wanted to go to the zoo today"
16. identify the action word in the following sentence
"barry diligently writes to his grandmother every week"
17. identify the linking verb in the following sentence
"michael is very compassionate"
18 identify the action word in the following sentence
"robert jumped from the parallel bars during his gymnastics routine"

Read the excerpt from muir's essay "calypso borealis" and answer the question. [5] how long i sat beside calypso i don't know. hunger and weariness vanished, and only after the sun was low in the west i splashed on through the swamp, strong and exhilarated as if never more to feel any mortal care. at length i saw maple woods on a hill and found a log house. i was gladly received. "where ha ye come fra? the swamp, that awfu' swamp. what were ye doin' there? " etc. "mony a puir body has been lost in that muckle, cauld, dreary bog and never been found." when i told her i had entered it in search of plants and had been in it all day, she wondered how plants could draw me to these awful places, and said, "it's god's mercy ye ever got out." examine the details muir includes in this paragraph. which statement accurately explains how muir's response to nature compares to the log house owner's response? he is enthusiastic and in awe while she is doubtful and fearful. muir cautiously admires whereas the lady shows religious dedication. the lady is more interested in the bog while muir is fascinated by plants. they both admire nature—its intense dangers and its true treasures.

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.

The point of view in the novel can best be described as third-person omniscient third-person limited second-person first-person