What is a good thesis statement about inventions

Which of the following words in bold means “to put before something else”? a) the broken device sat unused in a box. b) jose wanted to defermaking a decision about college until the spring. c) ashok’s counsel was to go to the store tomorrow. d) i would prefer to go to a movie this weekend instead of the play.

Which point(s) of view do whitman's and coleridge's speaker use ?

What attitude of the aristocracy is illustrated by lady bracknell's lines in the play?