Read the speech excerpt, then answer the question.

“the huey helicopter was originally commissioned by the us army as an air ambulance, and it continued in that important role throughout the vietnam war, resulting in a unprecedented survival rate for wounded soldiers who could be quickly medevaced to field hospitals for life-saving care. thousands of american combat troops are alive today due to the medical crews of ‘dustoff' units who served on huey helicopters.” gary roush. remarks at the ronald reagan presidential library. simi valley, california. november 11, 2009.

\ what is the speaker's purpose in this passage?

a. to give factual information

b. to connect with the audience

c. to deliver an emotional anecdote

d. to create a sense of drama

Read this excerpt from edgar allen poe the masque of the red death and answer the question that follows.what kind of writing does the excerpt represent? here the case was very diffierent,as might have been expected from the dukes love

Which word best describes the meaning of the word putrescent? a. earthy b. floral c. rotten d. strong

In this project you will get practice writing sentences of more complexity. here is your goal for this assignment: write sentences containing present and past participles. write sentences containing gerunds. write ten sentences using the following terms as participles: feel, ride, smoke, pray, kneel, sacrifice, steal, talk, hit, and freeze. five of the terms must be used as present participles, while the other five must be used as past participles. then choose five of these verbs to write five sentences containing gerunds or gerund phrases. for these, identify the noun function of each gerund. your project will be graded based on the following: your attention to the instructions given above use of proper punctuation, spelling, grammar, and sentence construction (commonly called "conventions") requirements.