Read the passage Dylan always endeavored to be a good person-helpful, courteous, and cheerful. All that stuff. Sometimes, however, his well-meant
intentions backfired. One time he volunteered to help water a nearby community garden. He spent several hours tramping back and forth in the
garden sprinkling water on tomatoes, squash, corn, and green beans. Tired but happy, he arrived home and strolled into the kitchen to tell his sister
all about his work in the garden. He was puzzled by the look of horror and disgust she greeted him with. Then he looked behind him. Leading from
Che door to where he stood was a trail of muddy footprints.
Which word has the same connotation as the underlined word in the passage?
O 1. conspired
2. plotted
3. schemed
4. strived

postive, comparative, superlative - good, better, best

recall how we defined nouns as words capable of having plurals and possessive endings. adjectives (and their first cousin, the adverb) also have a feature that distinguishes them. they come in three states. first, the raw adjective—in its positive state—merely describes the noun modified; it doesn’t care about how this particular person or thing stacks up against other members of the same noun class

recent brain research has shown some surprising benefits as a result of formal musical training. learning to play a musical instrument appears to develop parts of the brain that can even influence academic results. the studies indicate that the earlier a child begins training, the more benefits there are. one such study showed that children who began musical studies before the age of seven had a more developed brain in the region where language production and auditory processing take place. scientists believe there is mounting evidence to show that early musical training can improve brain function.

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