Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. wash remembers the police as "the ultimate terror . . you saw the police, you ran. it was automatic." why were the police so frightening? "it was a rare weekend passed," wash said, "that one or two folk . . didn't get killed by the police . . this is what they'd do to you: they'd call you and make you stick your head in the window [of the police car] . . and then they would roll the window up . . and then they'd hit you on your head . . they'd beat people to death." as a result, he said, parents could scare unruly children into minding them by threatening, "the police gonna get you." what is the tone of the excerpt?

shocking
mischievous
rational
hesitant

English test match match the definition to the term. 1 . adjective phrase a verb form (which may end in -ing ) used as an adjective 2 . phrase a verb form used as another part of speech 3 . restrictive clause a verb form ending in -ing used as a noun 4 . verb phrase group of words without a subject and verb used as single part of speech 5 . gerund phrase verb form preceded by to that is used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb 6 . participle phrase beginning with a preposition 7 . verbal prepositional phrase modifying a noun or pronoun 8 . adverb phrase participle with complements and modifiers 9 . coordinating conjunction verb ending in -ing used with a verb 10 . gerund prepositional phrase modifying a verb, adjective, or adverb 11 . prepositional phrase a conjunction that joins words or groups of words of equal rank 12 . infinitive an adjective clause that is essential to the meaning of the sentence 13 . participial phrase a verbal form ending in -ing with its object and modifiers used as a noun

Which is the best example of manipulating an audience through media? a. playing sinister music while interviewing a celebrity b. criticizing a professional athlete without providing reasons c. starting a web form for a discussion about a new app d. filing a complaint against a company for its bad service

Besides the skull and cross bones what other shape sometimes appeared on flags flown by pirates?