Which sentence is written correctly?

a. curtis learned firefighting skills when he sailed aboard the ‘uss forrestal.’

b. curtis learned firefighting skills when he sailed aboard the uss forrestal.

c. curtis learned firefighting skills when he sailed aboard the “uss forrestal.”

d. curtis learned firefighting skills when he sailed aboard the uss forrestal.

Which is an example of finding common ground when addressing a counter argument? a. products with genetically modified organisms (gmos) in them are frankenfoods that are unnatural, dangerous, and foul tasting. b. it’s really not important that some people feel texting while driving isn’t a big deal; it’s a fact that it’s dangerous and should be illegal. c. while both sides agree that processed foods are more convenient, the damage they do to a person’s health should not be ignored. d. testing on animals has produce several lifesaving vaccines and medicines that have saved countless human lives.

One conclusion that a reader might draw from the excerpt from "there's a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella" is that the man with the umbrella is persistent in his mission. provide two details from the text to support this conclusion.

Which poetic device did 14th century poets rely upon to make their verses easy to memorize? a. moral b. meter c. theme d. hyperbole