In "The Gift of the Magi," why is Della crying at the start of the story? A.
She learns that Jim will now make $20 per week, not $30.

B.
She finds out that Jim does not want her to buy him a gift.

C.
She realizes that she has only managed to save less than $2.

D.
She and Jim are being evicted from their apartment.

What is the value of x?

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to make his special salad dressing, Wolfgang combines 7oz of oil with 4 oz of vinegar. one day he needed a larger amount , so he used 8oz of oil. how much vinegar did he need?

Which best describes the underlined words in the sentence? On the next cloudless night, go outdoors and look at the sky.

A.
compound verb

B.
simple predicate

C.
complete predicate

What is the written form of the number 75? Hector estimated that about 75 visitors stop by the museum every hour. A. seventy five B. seventy-five

Which sentence does not contain any punctuation errors? A. I will always remember the words he spoke then "The duties of citizens to the state are no less and perhaps greater than the duties of the state to citizens." B. I will always remember the words he spoke then—"The duties of citizens to the state are no less and perhaps greater than the duties of the state to citizens." C. I will always remember the words he spoke then; "The duties of citizens to the state are no less and perhaps greater than the duties of the state to citizens." D. I will always remember the words he spoke then: "The duties of citizens to the state are no less and perhaps greater than the duties of the state to citizens."

Which underlined verb in the sentence is a linking verb? I heard that Jamal will be the coach of the baseball team because he has been coaching for many years and knows the game.

A.
knows

B.
heard

C.
has been coaching

D.
will be