Which sentence uses dashes correctly? A.
Under my bed were—three boxes of old clothes.
B.
The story begins like this—ouch! What just fell on my head?
C.
That tree—the one in the back corner of the yard, is the first to bloom in spring.
D.
You need to beat—the eggs, add the milk, and stir in the pumpkin.
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Answer 1
Answer: The sentence that uses dashes correctly is C) That tree - the one in the back corner of the yard, is the first to bloom in the spring. 

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19. There was an actress on television last night _________ is starring in a new film. Which of these correctly completes the sentence?whom
who
which
that

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The correct anwer is "who" and the sentence would complete as follows:

"There was an actress on television last night whois starring in a new film."

In this case, the pronoun who is making reference to "the actress".

The pronoun "who" should be used as the subject of a sentence as in the example "who is starring a new film" where "who" is the subject, "is starring" is the verb, and the rest is the predicate. Also, the word "who" can be replaced by a "she" so we can tell that whe pronoun "who" is the correct one.

Answer:

who

Explanation:

Took the test and just wanted to confirm the person above me is correct!

What strengths does Odysseus demonstrate in his encounter with the Cyclops?

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He shows his intelligence and cunning. He first tricks the Cyclops with the story about his name so as to have him say that nobody hurt him, and then he devises a plan with the sheep which shows that he's not just physically capable of being a warrior, but also an intelligent man. Of course, he messes it up in the end by being too proud and vain, but before that everything was working fine for him.

Which of the following does a business setting call for?formal language

avoiding slang

a detached tone

professionalism

all of the above

all of the above except choice 3

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The answer is all of the above except choice 3.

In a business setting, you never want to use a detached tone. This gives the impression to your colleague/boss/etc. that you don't care and don't really want to be there. It shows that you don't see them as important and don't care about what they have to say. It won't achieve anything for you.
the answer is the 6th option all of the above except choice 3 because there is no use of detached tone for the business setting call

All words that sound old fashioned are obsolete.
a. True
b. False

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The correct answer is B. False

Explanation:

In language, an obsolete word is word that is no longer used by the speaker of a language or just use by just a few of them, which means the word is no longer useful; in the case of English language this includes words such as the word "Fuzzle" that means confused or intoxicated and that is not commonly used nowadays. On the other hand , word that sound old fashioned are those words that seem to be too old such as the word "febricula" that means fever; however, that a word sound old fashioned does not mean is obsolete as most of these words are used in certain context for example in writing and their meaning is still known by people. Therefore, it is false all words that sound old fashioned are obsolete.

False, old fashion words are not obsolete.

What effect did Blackwell's life and career have on other women?

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Answer:

She increased the sense of pride among other women. And encouraged them to be women of science and medicine.

Explanation:

Hi, Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman in America to receive a medical degree; she championed the participation of women in the medical profession and ultimately opened her own medical college for women.

Blackwell worked towards equity between women and men.

The ability for women to enter the medical profession slowly improved between the mid-1800’s and 1900.  

Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive a medical degree.  She opened doors for womens education in medicine. 

Which of the following details supports the idea the plan to beat Germany has changed?a. “Germany did not have the atomic bomb.” (163)
b. “’Our principal concern,’ he explained, ‘was to keep information and atomic scientists from falling into the hands of the Russians.’” (163)
c. “He was worth more to us than ten divisions of Germans, said Groves.” (164)
d. “Two, all the scientists were gone.” (163)

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Answer:

b

Explanation:

Which of the following details supports the idea the plan to beat Germany has changed?

a. “Germany did not have the atomic bomb.” (163)

b. “’Our principal concern,’ he explained, ‘was to keep information and atomic scientists from falling into the hands of the Russians.’” (163)

c. “He was worth more to us than ten divisions of Germans, said Groves.” (164)

d. “Two, all the scientists were gone.” (163)