In the opening sentences of the passage (“Now I know . . . color of my hair!”), the author refers to Alice Walker primarily to impress her audience with the breadth of her literary knowledge
impress her audience with the breadth of her literary knowledge
A

flaunt her access to privileged information about the planning of the commencement ceremony
flaunt her access to privileged information about the planning of the commencement ceremony
B

congratulate her audience for inviting her instead of a lesser-known speaker
congratulate her audience for inviting her instead of a lesser-known speaker
C

acknowledge the potentially embarrassing circumstances under which she is delivering her speech
acknowledge the potentially embarrassing circumstances under which she is delivering her speech
D

suggest that she pays more attention to her personal appearance than do other celebrities

What is a brief and often humorous statement of truth or opinion such as a watched pot never boils

Your essay should be short,just 250 words, and it can be written on any subject. it should contain an example of parallel structure, an example ofevery type of phrase and clause outlined in this lesson, an example of two independent clauses connected by asemicolon, and an example of a colon. if you are struggling to come up with an idea for an essay, consider writing itabout the themes present in one of the texts you have read already.

Read the sentence. the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing only about the same as a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be printed and still look good, it made loads of money. which best revises this sentence to create a more formal style and tone? *the great wave was as cheap as buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made and still look great, people started making piles of money. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing about the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look exquisite, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave cost next to nothing, practically the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look awesome, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, similar to buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made that still looked amazing, those who sold it made tons of money.