Which detail from the passage best describes how Laura is affected when she overhears the"in" group talking? A. "Laura flushed painfully. Were they talking about her?" (Paragraph 4) B. "It was as if an invisible hand tugged at Laura's sleeve." (Paragraph 12) C. "she saw the 'in' group, laughing and joking and whispering." (Paragraph 18) D. ""Most people,' Laura continued, 'most people don't care enough about others." (Paragraph 31)​

Select all the correct answers. why do authors use rhetorical devices in essays?

Can some one me with english? modernist poetry broke traditions in works that did all of the following except: question 1 options: a) experimented with language, symbolism, and imagery b) challenged rules about point of view, rhyme scheme, meter, and capitalization c) focused on the poem’s appearance on the page as a form of self-expression d) addressed subjects and ideas that had been explored in poetry for centuries.

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”