Which is a compound sentence? katie loves to hike in the woods, especially in the summertime. because jerome spent the day lying on the couch, he felt he had wasted it. chloe loves to do research about dinosaurs, and she has a large dinosaur collection. nathan’s favorite game is “word now,” which requires players to guess words letter by letter.

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

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Read this excerpt from mohandas gandhi's "banaras hindu university speech." what is the speaker's purpose a. to persuade his audience to struggle for self-governance through peaceful means b. to urge wealthy indians to act instead of merely talk about poverty c. to inform the audience that the british colonial power is stealing indian resources d. to persuade his audience to renounce materialistic wealth and pursue spiritual wealth