In "The Piece of String," market day in the village of Goderville is busy and hectic, as people from near and far come to the village. Which statement best explains how this event develops the plot?

It serves as the falling action of the story because it shows that people almost always get what they deserve.

It is part of the rising action of the story, which builds the reader's suspense about how Hauchecorne will prove his innocence.

It resolves the main conflict of the story by showing that Hauchecorne was innocent all along.

It acts as a part of the exposition, establishing the circumstances and setting that surround the action of the story.

Once you have finished revising your peer’s essay, continue to demonstrate your understanding of grammar and punctuation by writing an essay containing all of the grammatical concepts outlined above. your essay should be short, just 250 words, and it can be written on any subject. it should contain an example of parallel structure, an example of every type of phrase and clause outlined in this lesson, an example of two independent clauses connected by a semicolon, and an example of a colon. if you are struggling to come up with an idea for an essay, consider writing it about the themes present in one of the texts you have read already.

Drag the correct answer into the box to complete the sentence. i wore a new pair of shoes for a long walk

1. find at least 9 adjectives from this opening passage used to describe the setting of the story- "to build a fire" setting: day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. it was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. it was nine o'clock. there was no sun nor hint of sun, through there was not a cloud in the sky. it was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. this fact did not worry the man. he was used to the lack of sun. it had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.