ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL

We CONTRIVED to sneak out of detention last week, but we only made it halfway down the hall before the janitor found us and reported us to the principal. Which is the meaning of the word in capital letters? to plan or devise to carry out to think of, create to decide NextReset

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Answer 1
Answer: It is like 'conspire' or 'concoct a plan' because these students are trying to escape a punishment and must work as a group to figure it out. Therefore contrive is not to simply carry out a plan, think of, or even create to decide. It is to actually map out a plan in entirety. 
Answer 2
Answer:

Answer:

c

Explanation:

cuz they have to think of a plan to escape

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exposition means a clear explanation, Introduction. is the answer.
answer: introduction!
it introduces the theme, characters, etc.

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The sentence that is an example of character vs. self is the third one - Yahn's low self-confidence caused him to quit the team. You can see that this person was struggling with his own personal feelings that prevented him from staying on the team any longer. The other options are all character vs. character conflicts.

The answer is:

C) Yahn's low self-confidence caused him to quit the team.


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Answer:

The statement that helps create the general mood of the excerpt is:

Richard is hungry much of the time.

Explanation:

In literature, mood is a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. Usually, mood is referred to as the atmosphere of a literary piece, as it creates an emotional setting that surrounds the readers. If the author uses much of the time it means that it will happen in general along the whole story.

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Answer: alliteration, the sound I /ai/ is present in adjacent connected words.

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