Which line from the passage contains the longest pause? a. well, son, i’ll tell you: b. and boards torn up, c. and places with no carpet on the floor— d. but all the time well, son, i’ll tell you: life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. it’s had tacks in it, and splinters, and boards torn up, and places with no carpet on the floor— bare. but all the time i’se been a-climbin’ on, and reachin’ landin’s, and turnin’ corners, and sometimes goin’ in the dark where there ain’t been no light. (from mother to son by langston hughes)

Once you have finished revising your peer’s essay, continue to demonstrate your understanding of grammar and punctuation by writing an essay containing all of the grammatical concepts outlined above. your essay should be short, just 250 words, and it can be written on any subject. it should contain an example of parallel structure, an example of every type of phrase and clause outlined in this lesson, an example of two independent clauses connected by a semicolon, and an example of a colon. if you are struggling to come up with an idea for an essay, consider writing it about the themes present in one of the texts you have read already.

Understand that amassed in paragraph 3 means

Which statement is an historical example that supports her thesis statement?