Read this excerpt from chapter 1 of the scarlet letter using comprehension strategies.

in accordance with this rule, it may safely be assumed that the forefathers of boston had built the first prison-house, somewhere in the vicinity of cornhill, almost as seasonably as they marked out the first burial-ground, on isaac johnson's lot, and round about his grave, which subsequently became the nucleus of all the congregated sepulchres in the old church-yard of king's chapel.

what is the meaning of this excerpt?
a. the prison and cemetery were built early, with the cemetery expanding in size from its original plot.
b. the prison was built near cornhill, and the cemetery was built on an important man’s property.
c. just as puritans gathered at the prison, they also gathered at the cemetery and the church.
d. the forefathers of boston chose the two most famous landmarks: the prison and the cemetery.

Read the passage adapted from aesop’s fables. what is the theme of the story?

Select all that apply. identify the objective case personal pronouns. i me you him, her he, she it we us them they

What type of writing is demonstrated in this excerpt by general philip henry sheridan? at once i set about preparing for the examination which precedes admission to the military academy, studying zealously under the direction of mr. william clark; my old teachers, mcnanly and thorn, having disappeared from somerset and sought new fields of usefulness. the intervening months passed rapidly away, and i fear that i did not make much progress, yet i thought i should be able to pass the preliminary examination. that which was to follow worried me more and gave me many sleepless nights; but these would have been less in number, i fully believe, had it not been for one specification of my, outfit which the circular that accompanied my appointment demanded. this requirement was a pair of "monroe shoes." now, out in ohio, what "monroe shoes" were was a mystery—not a shoemaker in my section having so much as an inkling of the construction of the perplexing things, until finally my eldest brother brought an idea of them from baltimore, when it was found that they were a familiar pattern under another name. a. research essay b. persuasive essay c. biography d. memoir