Read the excerpt from "Bone Detective," by Lorraine Jean Hopping.Diane picked up one of the skull casts in her lab and held it up to her visitors to see. She pointed out two rounded gaps in the teeth on either side of the jaw.

"This guy smoked a pipe,” she explained. "He started on one side and then, when the pipe ground down the teeth, he had to switch to the other.”

Which statement best describes Hopping’s viewpoint and purpose in this excerpt?

A. The author views Diane as a clever scientist and includes this excerpt to inform readers about Diane’s sharp reasoning skills.

B. The author views Diane as a thoughtful scientist and includes this excerpt to encourage readers to develop their minds.

C. The author views Diane as a humorous scientist and includes this excerpt to entertain readers with funny stories.

D. The author views Diane as a skillful scientist and includes this excerpt to persuade readers to use scientific techniques to solve problems.

Choose the sentence with a progressive verb aspect. Some jewels were stolen from a local mansion. A witness had seen the thieves running from the residence. The robbers' getaway car was approaching the edge of town. A police officer manages to catch the thieves.

In order to become a better writer, you must reada. only novels.
b. good writing.
c. anything except magazines.
d. only nonfiction.

Rewrite this sentence using a reciprocal pronoun.After winning the game, Sherman congratulated Truman and Truman congratulated Sherman.

[Orin] stood there, he says, heftig a cold clod, playing with the Velcro on his puffy coat, watching as the Moms, bent way down to me, hand reaching, her lowering face with its presbyopic squint, suddenly stopped, froze, beginning to I.D. what it was I held out, countenancing evidence of oral contact with same. He remembers her face as past describing. What is the meaning of the excerpt?

The narrator’s brother is ignoring his mother’s behavior.
The narrator’s brother is playing a trick on his mother.
The narrator’s mother is attempting to identify what her son ate.
The narrator’s mother is addressing her sons for their misbehavior.

How are the poems "The Black Snake" and "Vern" alike? A.
They both have speakers who are enthusiastic and positive about the animal in their poem.

B.
They both have speakers who want nothing more than to set an animal they love free.

C.
The rhythm in both poems is slow.

D.
The tone in both poems is sad.

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Which sentence uses a verb that agrees with its pronoun subject? A. You is a very creative writer. B. Am I permitted to try diving now? C. Lately you appears somewhat annoyed. D. I were the one kid on time for her appointment.