Choose the sentence in which the dependent marker precedes the subject of the sentence.
a. because the panther is endangered already, the concern for its continued existence is heightened.
b. scores of permitted volunteers are allowed to hunt the giant snakes.
c. to search for pythons in the everglades is exciting but scary.
d. more exotic reptiles are discovered each month in the wild, swampy park.
choose the correctly written sentence.
a. many of the everglades pythons are very large. because they have abundant sources of food.
b. scientists are concerned that the presence of the introduced species will upset the natural balance, they will eat too many endangered animals.
c. the snakes are very large; however, their color makes it easy for them to hide in the swampy environment.
d. experts became alarmed when a photograph was taken of a python killing an alligator it was that big.

Read the passage first of all if someone says your dream is impossible, they’re wrong. you can’t prove that something is impossible-all you know is that[it] hasn’t been done yet. people said no one could scale mount everest but in 1953, sir edmund hilary and tenzing norway gazed down upon the world from it’s summit. people said that man could not fly, but in 1903, orville and wilbur wright made the first sustained powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. people said, “okay, we admit that someone could climb mount everest, and we admit that man has learned to fly, but no one will ever, ever walk on the face of the moon.” if we can send three men a quarter of a million miles away and bring them home safely, is there any great task we cannot accomplish? which identifies the textual evidence that best supports the claim: the authors purpose is to persuade? a: the author shares historical information about the wright brothers. b: the author states that men have walked the moon. c: the author states that others who think your dreams are impossible are wrong. d: the author wants to know what tasks we cannot accomplish.

Consider the role of dr. kenny in the novel. how does rukmani feel about him, and what theme is represented by their interactions? respond in at least 150 words.

Questions 1–2: identify the dependent clause and circle the independent clause. 1. since carmen was so hungry, she stopped at the deli and bought a sandwich. 2. the train was running late as usual, so kristen decided to call a taxi.