Which sentence contains a present participle? 1. She gave everyone a run for their money.
2. Running marathons is my hobby.
3. My nose was running.
4. The running girl left the others in the dust.
5. Run for your life!

Through actions and conflicts of force, the plot of novel is logically brought to the the turning point in the conflict

In at least two hundred words, discuss why "désirée's baby" is or is not relevant today.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?