STATIVE or DYNAMIC VERBS? Complete with the correct forms of verbs: 1. A: I (see) B: I (see) the dentist about my toothache tomorrow. so let's meet the day after tomorrow. 2. A:1 (think) B: I wouldn't bother. I (think) about going to the beach this afternoon. it's going to rain.

3. A: Is John feeling OK? He (look) B: Yes, I know. I (look) very red in the face. for the doctor's phone number. 4. Tom (be) usually a very quiet boy, but he (be) very noisy today

Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization?

What do the excerpts have in common? both point out the tragic nature of situations in which children make journeys without their parents. both describe what immigrant children must do to survive when traveling to the united states. both explain why most children want to leave central america without their parents. both indicate the tragic problems and their consequences that children in central america must face.

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.