Which choice shows the correct use of a dash or dashes? a. the first—two years of my life were spent—in germany my father was stationed there. b. the first two years—of—my life were spent in germany my father was stationed there. c. the first two years of my life were—spent in germany—my father was stationed there. d. the first two years of my life were spent in germany—my father was stationed there.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?

The playwright would be able to express __ but the painter likely would not

As you progressed through old english texts to middle english to modern english, how did your understanding of the literature change?