Read the excerpt from act 1 of the importance of being earnest
the main effect of the pun in the excerpt is that it
a) confuse the reader
b) creates a funny moment
c) creates a serious moment
d) explains something to the reader

Both squeaky and gretchen are talented runners and want to win the may day race. what part of the plot does this statement describe

N"civil peace," what does the phrase "happy survival! " mean to most members of the community? a. put on a happy face. b. beware of further violence. c. survival does not ensure happiness. d. congratulations on surviving the war.

Sometimes spelling reform works in reverse, making spelling less phonetic. the words doubt and debt were borrowed from french as douse and det (or dette), but a new awareness of their latin origins led scholars to insert a b in each to reflect their etymologies. look up both words in your dictionary. what is the proper latin root of debt dab debita dette