Which phrase is a noun phrase in the given paragraph? since childhood jess has been interested in the art of storytelling. she would entertain her little brother and sister with tales of magic and adventure. she started writing stories almost as soon as she learned the alphabet. to write her stories, jess relies on her colorful imagination. a) has been interested b) the art of storytelling c) would entertain d) started writing e) as soon as

the answer:

in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".

i'm not good at running