Read the informal sentences below and identify the variations from standard English. Then, rewrite each sentence to show that you understand what is being said. 1. "S'up, Denise? How's it goin'?" asked Claire. 2. Jake did not want to answer. He shrugged his shoulders. "I dunno," he mumbled. 3. I refuse. I quit. I will never ever go back to that sad old place again. 4. "Gimme a break!" scoffed Tina. "I saw ya there with Jill, ya liar!" 5. I was just hangin' out with some friends at the mall. We weren't lookin' for no trouble. Know what I'm saying?"

What do you think about world hunger? what could we do to make it better or fix it to where people are getting the things they need? what would you do?

After reading this excerpt, darren makes a text-to-text connection. which example is a text-to-text connection?

Read the excerpt from julius caesar, act 1, scene 1. marullus. wherefore rejoice? what conquest brings he home? what tributaries follow him to rome to grace in captive bonds his chariot wheels? you blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless35 things! o, you hard hearts, you cruel men of rome, knew you not pompey? many a time and oft have you climbed up to walls and battlements, to towers and windows, yea, to chimney-tops, your infants in your arms, and there have sat40 the livelong day, with patient expectation, to see great pompey pass the streets of rome. which summary of the passage is the best? marullus asks a lot of questions, such as, “why celebrate? what has caesar done? who is following him to rome? don’t you remember pompey? ” then he says that everyone is cruel because they do not remember pompey. they forget how they praised him and would climb to the highest places, carrying their children, just to catch a glimpse of him. marullus regrets that the people are celebrating caesar and is insulted that they forgot how they used to praise pompey. marullus thinks that the people should celebrate caesar the way they used to celebrate pompey, and that they should be in awe of caesar’s greatness. marullus remembers how the people climbed walls, battlements, towers, windows, and even chimney tops to see the great pompey.