Which type of context clue determine the meaning of the word lithe in the following sentence?

although amelia was quite lithe, her sister was clumsy and awkward

Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization?

Which line of dialogue best describes mrs. x’s sense of superiority over miss y at the begging of the play? a. “if you wanted to shoot me it wouldn’t be so surprising, because i stood in your way.” b. “home is the best of all, the theatre next and children—well, you wouldn’t undertake that.” c. i embroidered them myself—i can’t bear tulips, but he wants tulips on everything.” d. it’s sinful to sit here and make fun of ones husband this way when he is kind and a good little man.”

Is the following statement true or false? the topic sentence of a paragraph should indicate what the paragraph is going to be about. false true