Abusiness that makes, buys, or sells goods or provides services in exchange for money   (1  point) • office • organization • quiet • company 16.    which of the following sentences uses a predicate noun?   (1  point) • when you leave, i will feel sad. • my sister is their most valuable player. • their most valuable player is she. • i will be saddened when you leave. 17.    which of the following sentences uses a predicate adjective?   (1  point) • with all the rain, the zoo has been empty. • the manager of the zoo is mr. jones. • the seal trainer is she. • the zoo is one of my favorite places. 18.    which of the following sentences contains a pronoun in the objective case?   (1  point) • what costume should i wear to the party tonight? • maybe martha will loan me something. • her costumes are always the best. • she won first prize in a halloween contest last year! 19.    which sentence has proper subject-verb agreement?   (1  point) • tom and jody throws a great party. • tom and jody throw a great party. • tom and jody gives a great party. tom and jody giving a great party.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”