Which sentence is a simple sentence? A
The plantain, a fruit similar to a banana, is a staple in many Latin American dishes.

B
Both the leaves and the fruit are used in recipes that you can make at home.

C
Once the dough and filling are ready, cut the leaves into twelve-by-ten-inch squares.

D
Finally, tie them with a piece of string and place in boiling water for a half an hour.

Based on the information in the passage, what conclusion can the reader make?

Read the excerpt from “man listening to disc.” to tommy potter for taking the time to join us on this breezy afternoon with his most unwieldy bass and to the esteemed arthur taylor who is somehow managing to navigate this crowd with his cumbersome drums. and i bow deeply to thelonious monk for figuring out a way to motorize—or whatever—his huge piano so he could be with us today. which of the following additional features would best enhance the reader’s understanding of this excerpt? a diagram showing the narrator’s route through the city a visual simulation of the man walking down the street audio samples of music by the specified musicians textbook chapters on the history of jazz musicians

Choose the best paraphrase of bashes haiku an old silent pond a frog jumps into the pond splash silence again a.the pond was silent until the frog jumped in splashing now alternates with quiet b.a pond will never be silent after one frog jumps into it and starts splashing around c. a frog jumps into a quiet pond there is a splash then all is quiet once more d. there was once an accident body of water that a frog splashed into and died