Which sentence below is a simple sentence? a. geese mate for life unlike humans who, according to the divorce rate, seem to have trouble committing to just one person. c. i do not own a porsche. b. scientists are working on a cure for the common cold and, when they find one, think how remarkably it will change the profits of the kleenex and drug industries. d. susanne wanted to be here, but she cannot come because her car is in the shop.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?

What is the main way a sequence of events is used to resolve a conflict?

The_of a story can be applied to other works of literature or to life.