Identify five action verbs and five or linking verbs in the paragraph.
my name is suzie smith, and this is my initial year at odyssey charter high school. i am sixteen years old and have resided in las vegas my entire life. i have three sisters who are all younger than i. i babysit a lot , but i really like my sisters, so it is fun! my mom works two jobs, so i do all i can for her. in my spare time i take a lot of advanced dance classes! i would like to be a professional dancer when i am older. there are many styles of dance, and my favorite style is jazz. when i took first place with my solo at a national competition last year, i was so proud of myself! wow, i thought! i am actually really good at this! an aspiration of mine would be performing on so you think you can dance someday. i am taking additional high school classes so i can get my diploma more quickly and pursue my career. another one of my interests is reading. i am reading constantly! i'm currently finishing the "twilight" series. i often read into the middle of the night when i enjoy the book i am reading. i am i will learn lots of new things during this school year. i am sure i will enjoy the extra flexibility of attending school only once a week, and i am excited that i can do my work when i want. i hope we have a superb year!

An expository essay instructs, provides information, or explains. in this essay, you are presenting information and explaining why you think the ideas and work of the individual you chose had an effect on european thought. but before you begin writing the essay, you need to organize the information you’ve gathered by creating an outline. directions: your taking notes sheet should have you identify and organize the information you found while doing your research. now it is time to create an outline to organize the information in the way you will present it in your essay. you may decide not to use all the information you gathered, but be sure you do not leave out anything that you believe is important to support your thesis. your essay should include an introductory paragraph, supporting paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. each paragraph should cover one main topic and should correspond to a roman numeral (i., ii., iii.) on the outline. the main topics should cover: the person’s accomplishment and contributions, and the effect of his or her accomplishments or contributions on european thought. write a topic sentence for each paragraph of your essay. be sure it tells the reader what the section will be about and how the information relates to your thesis statement. your topic sentence for the introductory paragraph might say something like “johannes gutenberg’s invention changed the way people communicated.” a topic sentence for the second paragraph—the first main topic—might be something like "gutenberg’s printing press changed the way books were produced and the way knowledge was communicated.” decide which pieces of information you will use to support your topic sentences. (these ideas or groups of facts are called subtopics.) subtopics follow capital letters and periods (a., b., and c.) on your outline. add this information beneath your topic sentence. you can further divide subtopics into specific facts. in an outline, specific facts follow arabic numerals and periods (1. 2. 3. 4.) end your outline and essay with a concluding paragraph. write a concluding paragraph that summarizes the main ideas of your essay and restates your thesis statement in some way. write no more than four or five sentences. worth 241 points

Constructing an argument: in modern american society, the legalization of marijuana continues to be controversial and hotly debated. some people find it contradictory that certain "drugs"—such as tobacco and alcohol—are legalized even though they pose proven health risks, while marijuana, which has many medicinal applications, continues to be illegal by the federal government. what reasons do you think the federal government gives for outlawing marijuana, and do the reasons support the conclusion?

Identifying parts of a chemical equation identify each part of this chemical equation that describes the burning of methane and oxygen. b (blue box): d (number): e (purple box):