Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word valorous as it is used in Beowulf. Write your definition of valorous here, along with those words or phrases from the text that helped most. Then check a dictionary to confirm your understanding.

Which passage is the best example of deductive reasoning? a. aaron wants to try something new for lunch. he asks his coworkers what they like and then decides where to eat b. everyone in mr. kim’s class got an a on the test. casey is in mr. kim’s class, so he must have received an a on the test. c. petra sees that all the kids at her school walk home. tomorrow she will tell her mother she doesn’t need a ride home. d. saul is buying a present for his sister. he asks his mother for suggestions and then goes to the mall to find something.

Read the passage. (1) the first skateboard was constructed of old roller-skate wheels attached to a piece of wood. (2) improvements were made to the skateboard in 1959. (3) the year that the first commercially made skateboard appeared. (4) soon after, skateboarding began to grow in popularity. (5) in 1963, skateboard manufacturers formed the first professional skateboarding team. (6) that same year, the first organized skateboard competition took place, in california. which is the most effective way to correct the fragment in sentence 3? attach the fragment to sentence 4. attach the fragment to sentence 2. insert the phrase in the united states to the end of the fragment. insert the verb had before the verb appeared.

To choose a good persuasive essay topic, begin with a big idea, narrow it down, and a. then narrow it down more; it is impossible to have a topic that is too narrow. b. do some research to see what you should write about c. specify-ask a question you want answered in your argument