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Read the sentence.
We're performing a scene from my favorite book (the
second in the trilogy).
Which best explains the writer's use of punctuation in the
sentence?
The writer correctly uses parentheses to de-emphasize a
nonrestrictive element in the sentence.
The writer incorrectly uses parentheses to emphasize a
restrictive element in the sentence.
The writer incorrectly uses parentheses to set off a
restrictive element in the sentence.
The writer correctly uses parentheses to modify a
nonrestrictive element in the sentence.

Langston hughes cited walt whitman as one of his greatest influences and some believe that hughes wrote "i, too, sing america" in response to whitman's "i hear america singing." using on whitman's poem. consider aspects such as structure, there, word, choice, etc., as you craft your response. your response will be scored on how well you: -demonstrate your understanding of the ideas of the text -use evidence from the text to develop and support your ideas -organize your response in a logical manner -demonstrate an appropriate writing style through the use of precise word choice and varied sentences -use standard conventions for writing

Write a sentence using a gerund phrase with a pronoun subject.

Read this excerpt from "a visit from the goon squad."that’s when he began singing the songs he’d been writing for years underground, songs no one had ever heard, or anything like them—“eyes in my head,” “x’s and o’s,” “who’s watching hardest”—ballads of paranoia and disconnection ripped from the chest of a man you knew just by looking had never had a page or a profile or a handle or a handset, who was part of no one’s data, a guy who had lived in the cracks all these years, forgotten and full of rage, in a way that now registered as pure. untouched.how does the author use satire in this excerpt? the author is criticizing media censorship.the author is criticizing the idea of isolationism.the author is mocking society’s overuse of technology.the author is mocking man’s inability to freely express himself.