Which statement provides a new claim that challenges the
original claim?
O
o
The books at the local library are old and need to be
replaced.
Increasing the number of books in the library will help
students learn.
The grant should be used to buy more books instead of
starting new programs.
Adding new books to the library will make students more
excited about reading.
O
O

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Write 3 parallel sentences about an animal of your choice

What effect does an author achieve b the language of the monstrous? y using words with strong connotations? how does this relate to