John is extremely social. whenever we go to parties together, he flies from person to person, busily making friends with everyone. which figure of speech, or literary device, is the author using in the passage? a. personification b. simile c. allusion d. impiled metaphor

Leslie would probably have come with us if she didn’t work all summer. which is the verb phrase?

If the author's last name is mentioned in the sentence, it does not need to be included in the in-text citation.

Tia and lin had been best friends since kindergarten. both avid soccer players, the girls decided to try out for the high school team together. unfortunately, there was just one open spot, so only one of the girls would be chosen. they both worked hard, and on tryout day, they did their best. when the team roster came out, lin was excited to see that she had made the team but sad that tia had not. tia was happy for her friend and vowed to work harder so she would make the team the next year. which sentence is the exposition of the passage