Which option uses parentheses correctly? A. Mark Twain whose (real name) was Samuel Langhorne Clemens is
a famous American author.
B. Mark Twain whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens is
a (famous) American author.
C. (Mark Twain) whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens is
a famous American author.
D. Mark Twain (whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens) is
a famous American author.

Whar best describes the effect of the sensory imagery used in the excerpt?

What is the value of x in the equation? 43 7 x − 31 2 = 12 a) 32 5 b) 31 2 c) 33 4 d) 36 7

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.