Since it was a school day, Denise thought it was peculiar that she saw no children on the street during her drive to work. Use context clues to determine the meaning of each word. Identify the clues that led to your understanding of the word

The definition of peculiar is odd and strange. In this sentence, it doesn't make sense to use peculiar in it because since it is a school day, there shouldn't be children on the streets because they would be in school. So it wouldn't be odd for Denise not to see children when she is driving to work because it is a school day and they are in school.

as you read the passage below, consider how dana gioia uses

evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims.

reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence.

stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed.

explanation:

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