Read the sentence.

the former senator fell to the floor in gratitude when he received the news that he was nominated to serve as secretary of defense.

the phrase “fell to the floor” is

which response most effectively completes the sentence?

an allusion
an instance of hyperbole
a paradox
a euphemism
is it

He contains the main idea in a paragraph. a. thesis statement b. first sentence c. declarative statement d. topic sentence

In this project you will get practice writing sentences of more complexity. here is your goal for this assignment: write sentences containing present and past participles. write sentences containing gerunds. write ten sentences using the following terms as participles: feel, ride, smoke, pray, kneel, sacrifice, steal, talk, hit, and freeze. five of the terms must be used as present participles, while the other five must be used as past participles. then choose five of these verbs to write five sentences containing gerunds or gerund phrases. for these, identify the noun function of each gerund. your project will be graded based on the following: your attention to the instructions given above use of proper punctuation, spelling, grammar, and sentence construction (commonly called "conventions") requirements.

While in prison, malcolm's introduction to the elijah muhammad's teachings forces him to reflect on his own past experiences. why do those experiences persuade him to join the nation of islam? what, in malcolm's experiences, draws him to an activism more militant than the nonviolent activism of martin luther king jr?