Lady Capulet: This is the matter. Nurse, give leave awhile. We must talk in secret: nurse, come back again; I have remember’d me, thou’s hear our counsel. Thou know’st my daughter’s of a pretty age. Nurse: Faith, I can tell her age unto an hour. Lady Capulet: She’s not fourteen. Nurse: I’ll lay fourteen of my teeth— And yet to my teen be it spoken I have but four— She is not fourteen. What does this passage convey about these two characters? Nurse wants to build a stronger relationship with Lady Capulet. Nurse resents Lady Capulet’s great wealth and power. Lady Capulet is jealous of Nurse’s strong love for Juliet. Lady Capulet is Juliet’s mother but Nurse knows Juliet best.

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

Choose the letter of the sentence in which the word is incorrect. however good the intentions, ethenasia is extremely controversial. the lawyers strong statement supporting euthanasia won the sympathy of the jury. her euthanasia for sailing led to a year long yachting trip.

Compare: what are the similarities and differences between "artificial flavors" and "natural flavors"? why does schlosser explain these two terms in such detail?