“her round face looked darker, and the gentleness of her eyes, the thin, arching eyebrows, seemed weary. i brushed the few strands of gray, brittle hair from her face; she managed to smile at me… yet when she spoke, and her voice hesitated, cracked, the somber shadows of her room chilled me. her wrinkled brow grew wet with fever, and her small body seemed even more diminutive.”
based on this quote from “the jade peony” by wayson choy, what can you conclude about grandmama?
a. she seems weak, fragile.
b. she is dying.
c. she doesn’t want to talk.
d. she is a strong and energetic woman.

What else do you think experts can learn from studying the language of written work? what do you think is the value of studying the language of william shakespeare whose writing is over hundreds of years old?

Which of these comments best illustrates these technique of drawing comparisons during a discussions

Read the excerpt from the iroquois constitution. all lords of the five nations confederacy must be honest in all things. . it shall be a serious wrong for anyone to lead a lord into trivial affairs, for the people must ever hold their lords high in estimation out of respect to their honorable positions. what is the main idea of this excerpt? members of the five nations confederacy should know how to show respect to their lords. the lords of the five nations confederacy hold high-ranking positions. the people of the five nations confederacy deserve respect and should be held in high esteem. the lords of the five nations confederacy should act honorably and be revered.