Read the excerpt from iqbal. then we heard the awful, terrifying sound that haunted our sleep: the grate of the tomb as it was raised and then bang! as it fell closed. the sound echoed in the heavy heat of the courtyard. we couldn't breathe. the air was motionless. the dust lay still. only the horseflies stirred, continuing to bite at our legs, but nobody even attempted to swat them away. hussain khan came back up from underground. we heard his slow heavy footsteps. when he emerged into the sun he squinted his eyes. he closed the door with one final push and approached us where we were still clinging together at the entrance to the workshop. based on the descriptive details of the setting, what can be inferred about the tomb? it is not as bad a place as its name would suggest. it is cooler and more pleasant than the hot courtyard. it is dark and treacherous, while the courtyard is hot and sunny. it is a place from which no one ever emerges again.

It is dark and treacherous, while the courtyard is hot and sunny.

Explanation:

The tomb is described as dark and treacherous throughout the excerpt. It is clear that they are afraid of it when they are described as "clinging together at the entrance". The speaker also describes the sound of the Tomb as "awful" and terrifying". We know that the tomb is dark because Hussain Khan must squint his eyes while they get used to the brightness of the courtyard after being in the dark. The courtyard is also described as hot and sunny. The context clues for this are "heavy heat of the courtyard" and "emerged into the sun".

c is the correct answer

what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).