What is the purpose of a descriptive essay?
a to portray a subject using vivid language
b to give details about a personal experience
c to express some thoughts or ideas to readers
d to convince readers to accept a specific point of view
to provide information about a topic to readers

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?

One of the girls brought some candy for you. the prepositional phrase(s) is/are __

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