Read this sentence and answer the question below:

Jay Gatsby's tricked-out lifestyle comes at a terrible cost; he loses his principles, Daisy, and then his life.

What word, if substituted for tricked-out, would best elevate the sentence to a formal tone?

A. Extravagant

B. Gangster

C. Flashy

D. Showy

What is the central idea of “the light of gandhi’s lamp”? how does the central idea emerge and develop over the course of the passage? use evidence from the text to support your response. your response should be at least two complete paragraphs.

Which can writers improve their writing

"and these i address to all females that would be married, or are already so; not that i suppose their sex more faulty than the other, and most to want advice, for i assure [women], upon my honour, i believe the quite contrary; but the reason is, because i esteem them better disposed to receive and practice it, and therefore am willing to begin, where i may promise myself the best success." this statement from franklin's "rules and maxims for promoting matrimonial happiness" best demonstrates his use of criticism to argue his point his use of common sense to appeal to women his use of flattery to gain women's attention his use of facts to prove his point