Read the sentence from a summary about the hot zone. richard preston’s book the hot zone details the steps soldiers and scientists took to identify the deadly ebola virus found in monkeys near washington, d. c. what best describes this sentence taken from a summary of this book? it is objective because it is based on facts and does not present feelings or opinions. it is objective because it presents personal feelings and opinions in addition to the facts. it is subjective because it is based on facts and does not present feelings or opinions. it is subjective because it presents personal feelings and opinions in addition to the facts.

He leaned his head against the wall; his eyes were shut, his hands clasped in each other, and his body seemed to be sustained in an upright position merely by the cellar-door against which he rested his left shoulder. the lethargy into which he was sunk seemed scarcely interrupted by my feeling his hand and his forehead. his throbbing temples and burning skin indicated a fever . . there was only one circumstance that hindered me from forming an immediate determination in what manner this person should be treated. my family consisted of my wife and a young child. our servant-maid had been seized, three days before, by the reigning malady, and, at her own request, had been conveyed to the hospital. we ourselves enjoyed good health, and were hopeful of escaping with our lives. our measures for this end had been cautiously taken and carefully adhered to. they did not consist in avoiding the receptacles of infection, for my office required me to go daily into the midst of them; nor in filling the house with the exhalations of gunpowder, vinegar, or tar. they consisted in cleanliness, reasonable exercise, and wholesome diet. who is the story’s first-person narrator

Questions 1–2: identify the dependent clause and circle the independent clause. 1. since carmen was so hungry, she stopped at the deli and bought a sandwich. 2. the train was running late as usual, so kristen decided to call a taxi.

Which of the following describes the structure of this excerpt best? a.free verse b.sonnet c.ballad d.blank verse