Which of these events from Holes happens first? The police officer pulls up and arrests Stanley.
The judge calls Stanley’s crime “despicable.”
Derrick Dunne takes away Stanley’s notebook.
Clyde Livingston’s sneakers fall from the sky.

What viewpoint about german soldiers does maupassant convey in this excerpt of "two friends"? a. they are all loyal, but heartless. b. they are all cold–hearted and inhuman. c. they are all sympathetic and smart. d. they are all men of their word and good soldiers.

What would be an example of foreshadowing in a story about a magician who ends up going bad from too much power? a. the author shows the magician preparing his tricks before a show. b. the narrator describes the magician's rise in popularity at the beginning of the story. c. the reader is first introduced to the magician having fun scaring audiences with his tricks. d. the story begins on a cold autumn day in the suburbs of a big city

What else do you think experts can learn from studying the language of written work? what do you think is the value of studying the language of william shakespeare whose writing is over hundreds of years old?