What rule applies most closely to this word? predict- group i. if the root is a full word, the ending is usually -able. group ii. when the root is a full word except for a final e, the forms usually are spelled with -able. group iii. the suffix -able always follows i. group iv. when the root has other forms built on the letter a, the -able form is used. group v. when the root ends in hard c or hard g, -able is used. group vi. when the root is not a full word,-ible is used. group vii. when the word has an immediate -tion form, -ible is used. group viii. when the root ends in ns, miss, or soft c or g, ible is used.

The first step in making a mental model for a compare-and-contrast text is a. comparing the two things being described. b. finding important details in the text. c. contrasting the two things being described. d. connecting details to what is already known.

Instructions: the following argument argues for advertising to children. read the argument and answer the question that follows: topic and question advertising: should companies be allowed to advertise to children? ineffective argument i think that advertising to children is necessary. how else will we know what we can buy? i think that children are not aware of the products that are available. most children don’t own cars and can’t drive to stores to look around. the only way we know what we can buy is by seeing advertisements on tv. my friend really likes advertisements, too. he said, "how will we know what to buy if we don’t see advertisements? " seriously, children are consumers, too. we know what we like and we ask our parents to buy these products for us. i know that i like certain cereals, but how would i know that if i did not see advertisements? i love those commercials! kids are people, too. why is the argument ineffective? in a paragraph of 7–10 complete sentences, explain why the following parts of the argument are ineffective, and how they can be improved: claim support conclusion clincher point of view transitions

Which word in the sentence is an indirect object? choose all answers that are correct. bring jeannie and her teammates water to drink. a. teammates b. water c. drink d. jeannie