Cathy’s face offered a determined response her enthusiasm would not be diminished by her mom’s weak attempts at humor. which is the correct punctuation of the underlined part of this sentence? a. offered a determined response, her enthusiasm b. offered a determined response; her enthusiasm c. offered a determined response . . her enthusiasm d. leave as is

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” the old man must have stopped our car two dozen times to climb out and gather into his hands the small toads blinded by our lights and leaping, live drops of rain. what are readers most likely to infer from the phrase "blinded by our lights”? a the action in the poem takes place at night. b the weather makes the toads difficult to see. c another car is coming around the bend. d grampa is shining a lantern to see the toads.

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Analyze the central conflict and its in a story to discover the theme. resolution protagonist antagonist character