Read the excerpt from “the gift of the magi” by o. henry. which sentence uses an auxiliary verb to express certainty? out of his trance jim seemed quickly to wake. he enfolded his della. for ten seconds let us regard with discreet scrutiny some inconsequential object in the other direction. eight dollars a week or a million a year - what is the difference? a mathematician or a wit would give you the wrong answer. the magi brought valuable gifts, but that was not among them. this dark assertion will be illuminated later on jim drew a package from his overcoat pocket and threw it upon the table "don't make any mistake, dell," he said, "about me. i don't think there's anything in the way of a haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any less. but if you'll unwrap that package you may see why you had me going a while at first." a. a mathematician or a wit would give you the wrong answer b. this dark assertion will be illuminated later on. c. but if you'll unwrap that package you may see why you had me going a while at first." d. i don't think there's anything in the way of a haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any less.

Check your knowledge of dialects. read the following prompt and decide what is being described. then find the words that exist in various dialects to name the object. select all that apply. the container that most stores put purchases into is called a bag box sack knapsack

3one of the biggest impacts a building has on earth is the energy it uses. currently, most of the world’s energy comes from burning fossil fuels. these fuels are dirty and when they are burned they pollute the air and water. one way to burn fewer fossil fuels is to reduce the amount of electricity a building has to use. passive solar heating, which uses heat from the sun, reduces the amount of fossil fuel used to heat buildings. passive solar heating requires a south-facing wall made of glass. when sunlight shines through the wall, it is collected and used to warm the building. another way green buildings reduce their electricity use is to install other energy sources. for example, some green buildings use panels that turn energy from the sun into useable electricity. which is the best summary of paragraph 3? a) fossil fuels are dirty and pollute the air and water. most of the world's energy comes from these fuels. b) the biggest problem of buildings is that they use fuel that is dirty for heating. they need to do something to be more energy efficient. c) panels that turn energy from the sun into electricity and passive solar heating can stop the burning of fossil fuels which pollute air and water. d) since fossil fuels are dirty and pollute the air and water, other technologies that pollute less and produce energy have been developed like solar energy and green buildings.

Read the passage. macduff. hail, king! for so thou art: behold, where stands th’ usurper’s cursèd head. the time is free. i see thee compassed with thy kingdom’s pearl, that speak my salutation in their minds, whose voices i desire aloud with mine: hail, king of scotland! what is the main idea of this passage from act v of the tragedy of macbeth by william shakespeare? macduff is hailing macbeth as the rightful king of scotland. macduff anticipates that he will be king. macduff anticipates that king duncan will be king. macduff is acknowledging that macbeth is a traitor to the throne.