Reread this sentence from paragraph 9 of "the duck and the smartphone." which type of context clue in the sentence can you understand the meaning of despondent? the duck was delighted with his new toy and immediately began to experiment with it, but within moments his mood changes from joyful to despondent. a) contrastb) similarityc) appositive d) example

Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest. lane. i attribute it to the superior quality of the wine, sir. i have often observed that in married households the champagne is rarely of a first-rate brand. algernon. good heavens! is marriage so demoralising as that? this excerpt best illustrates which feature of a comedy of manners?

Which revision fixes the dangling modifier in this sentence? while reading a new mystery book, my dog curled up in my lap and slept. a.) curled up in my lap, my dog slept while reading a new mystery book. b.) while i was reading a new mystery book, my dog curled up in my lap and slept. c.) my dog, while reading a new mystery book, curled up in my lap and slept. d.) curling up in my lap while reading a new mystery book, my dog slept.

In the song mallam sile sings in lines 113 through 130 the knife probably represents