Which of the following statement best explains why the delivery of william faulkner's nobel prize speech does not support its rhetoric and purpose? . a. his discomfort with speaking before a group is evident.. b. he fails to emphasize words to highlight his main point.. c. his pace changes with the loftiness of the words.. d. he does not enunciate his words as clearly as he should.

Which of these sentences would best express the main idea of a speech arguing that people should participate in a charity softball tournament? a) softball is a great way to get some much-needed exercise. eliminate b) the money raised by the tournament will local animal shelters. c) the tournament is a fun way to spend time with friends while a worthy cause. d) even if you don't have any softball experience, you can form a team and participate.

Identify the following sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. its capital, maputo, is the city where the port is located; it is linked by rail with south africa, swaziland, and zimbabwe. a. compound b. complex c. simple d. compound-complex

Which line is an example of perfect iambic pentameter? a. "i have been worth the whistle." b. "whose reverence even the head-lugg'd bear would lick," c. "a man, a prince, by him so benefited! " d. "ere they have done their mischief. where's thy drum? " e. "marry, your manhood, mew! "