Read the excerpt from "Homesick" by Jean Fritz.
Of course it wasn't the same as one of the forty-eight states; still, when we stepped off the President Taft in Honolulu
(where we were to stay a couple of days before going on to San Francisco), we wondered if we could truthfully say we
were stepping on American soil. I said no.
With these sentences, the narrator is
expressing confusion about the relationship between Honolulu and America.
providing useful background information about Honolulu and San Francisco.
revealing that she and other passengers may have different points of view about America.
asserting that her opinion about America is correct and should be respected by the other passengers.

Read the following short excerpt of student writing. use your vocabulary and grammar knowledge to determine which suggestions you would make to improve his or her grammar and word choice. i really thought she loved me but i discovered her grave betrayal one afternoon. it was easy to figure out because she accidentally sent a text to me that was meant for him. i was confused by the text because it said, "don't tell mike." i felt insulted that she thought she could get away with this infidelity. at first i felt very angry bitter and hateful but then i felt so hopeless and depressed. i longed for her to call me. i thought if i could just hear her pleasing voice, maybe then i would not be filled with such bitterness. instead of calling her i talked to another friend who is good at listening and feeling my pain. talking with her makes me feel euphoric. i think i may be on the road to recovery. what word would you suggest to replace the underlined word or words in this excerpt? instead of calling her, i talked to another friend who is (good at listening and feeling my pain). talking with her makes me feel euphoric. amorous sentimental empathetic grave

Did franklin achieve the virtues of humility?

Is the sentence “ironically, although approximately seventy-one percent of the earth is covered by water, thirty-three percent of its land area is desert.” a phrase or a clause?