How do the actions of the narrator’s mother help to advance the plot? A
The mother tries to comfort the narrator, which introduces the protagonist of the story.

B
The mother decides to accept a job promotion, which brings about the climax of the story.

C
The mother asks the narrator to leave the apartment, which is the main source of conflict in the story.

D
The mother interrupts the narrator’s daydream, which brings about the resolution of the story.

Agood persuasive essay topic cannot be a. a fact b. debatable c. something somebody else has already written about

Make sure the topic of your persuasive essay is not a.something someone else is writing about b.a fact c.something you have written about before

Once you have finished revising your peer’s essay, continue to demonstrate your understanding of grammar and punctuation by writing an essay containing all of the grammatical concepts outlined above. 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 of every type of phrase and clause outlined in this lesson, an example of two independent clauses connected by a semicolon, and an example of a colon. if you are struggling to come up with an idea for an essay, consider writing it about the themes present in one of the texts you have read already.