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How does the ending of The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare inspire feelings of pity for Macbeth?Macbeth is grieving the loss of Lady Macbeth.Macbeth’s courage was too strong and caused his downfall.Macbeth was once a noble person and had some good qualities.Macbeth is truly an evil person who cannot help his actions.
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How many times does 4 go into 144
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From your working definition of "language," is the commonly referred-to concept of "sign language" really a language? Why or why not? Answer in complete sentences.
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What great deed did King Arthur achieve as he lived his life? What was his greatest legacy?
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?Don wore braces on both of his legs still; he was an avid runner.Don wore braces on both of his legs: still he was an avid runner.Don wore braces on both of his legs still, he was an avid runner.Don wore braces on both of his legs; still, he was an avid runner.
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Which of these analogies is an antonym analogy? crutches are to walk as shoes are to run red is to rose as white is to snow destroy is to build as arrival is to departure smile is to grin as pout is to frown
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Which of the following statements about vocabulary building isn't correct?a. The best way to improve your vocabulary is to memorize lists of vocabulary words.b. Reading on a daily basis is very important for building your vocabulary.c. Pronunciation is an important part of adding new words to your vocabulary.d. Using the dictionary is only one step in the process of vocabulary building.
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I not only want to do well on this test, but I also need to do well on this test.Which one of these rhetorical devices is used here?a. Personificationb. Appeal to ethosc. Metaphord. Parallelism
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Ron, Andrea, and Tarique are a group of students who evaluated another student’s story. Each of them read the story and wrote comments. What are the students doing?a. completing a rubric evaluationb. conducting a peer reviewc. filling in a plus-and-minus chartd. rating a writing sample
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Which sentence correctly uses the semicolon? A.It was already late in the evening; and I wanted to go to bedb. It had been a most unpleasant coincidence that the power outage had come when we had guests staying over; the entire house was fullc. Still, most of our guests had been understanding about it; so there was, for the most part, good humor all around.d. We had it worse than everyone on the first floor, all the windows in all the upstairs rooms were tinted; and there wasn’t enough moonlight in the first place.
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How do poets address the first stage of loss, the lament, in elegies?a. by glorifying and extolling the virtues of the honorable deadb. by expressing grief and heartbreak over a person who has diedc. by seeking a sense of closure or solace about a deathd. by calmly accepting the fact that death is the final stage of life
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Which of the following describes literary analysis?a. writing that is vague and uncertainb. determining the meaning behind events and characters’ actionsc. a central message about lifed. written directions about how the actors sound and behave
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In Hard Times by Charles Dickens, Mr. Gradgrind’s comparison of people to “reasoning animals” shows that he _____.A- Believes that students cannot be well trainedB- Has a forward-thinking view of humans’ behaviorC- Thinks that individuals have a wild and intuitive side to themD- Does not regard emotions and imagination as important personal qualities
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In creating a Satan who is unrepentant, proud, and in his own way heroic, what statement does John Milton make in Paradise Lost about the alluring nature of evil?A) Evil that has admirable qualities is insidious and dangerous.B) Evil is alluring to those who value pride and heroism.C) Those who do evil tend to be proud and are seen as heroic.D) It is difficult to avoid evil, especially for one who is proud.
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What is important to do before coming to a collaborative discussion?
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A restrictive clause is one thata. should be set off by commas.b. usually occurs at the beginning of a sentence.c. limits the meaning of the word it describes.d. functions as an adverb.
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What does Macbeth see on his way to kill the king that forces him to pause?a. An imaginary daggerb. A ghostly childc. The king's son, Malcolmd. Lady Macbeth crying
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