Students gave apples to their teachers in the old days. this was a sign of appreciation. how can this sentence be rewritten so it is clearer?
as a sign of appreciation, students gave apples to their teachers in the old days. because students gave apples to their teachers in the old days, it was a sign of appreciation.
students gave apples to their teachers in the old days, and this was a sign of appreciation.

What is the independent cause in this sentence? "if the poem is about going mad when love is lost, what would happen if love didn't die? "

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.

Why does the narrator come to the house of usher