What caused soldiers of the confederate army to bring injured john burns home to his wife in “john burns: the unlikely civil war hero”? a. they wanted to do something kind for the union army after the battle. b. they felt guilty that they had hurt a non-soldier while fighting the union. c. they wanted to find the location of other soldiers in the union army. d. they thought he was too elderly and too oddly dressed to be a union soldier.

Read the passage. the dust bowl during the 1930s, extreme drought and high winds made life incredibly difficult in the great plains region of the united states. in many areas, rainfall was forty percent less than normal. the soil became extremely dry, and when strong winds blew, they created tremendous dust storms. these so-called “black blizzards” were so thick that they made daylight seem like dusk. during this terrible period, the great plains region of the united states was named the “dust bowl.” over the next few years, the drought continued, and the winds created more dust storms. in some places, the drought and high winds lasted for eight years. many people wondered if the black blizzards would ever end. which statement about this paragraph’s main idea is true? this paragraph’s main idea is stated in the topic sentence. there are not enough details to support the main idea. this paragraph’s main idea is implied. this paragraph does not express a main idea.

Which sentence contains a correctly used participial phrase? a) camping by the lakeside, the cries of geese kept me awake. b) after brushing on another stroke of fiery crimson, the canvas looked complete. c) peering through the rain spattered window, the scenery appeared lush and verdant. d) kicking the ball into the upper left hand corner of the goal, the striker scored the winning goal.

1. who or what is grendel? what motivates him? what does he fear? what does he love? what does he need? what would he do to get what he wants? what is his fatal flaw (what ultimately destroys him)? what is his greatest strength (what ultimately saves him)?