25. Before: Ebenezer Scrooge is the villain. He wants to keep all money for himself. He encounters the ghost of Jacob Marley and the three Spirits. It is a brilliant plan that changes Scrooge, and he is a new man by the end of the story

After: Sad and often bittersweet, Ebenezer Scrooge decides to change his life for the better, and he is happier in the end

The revised sentence does NOT...
A. create a compound sentence
B. incorporate an equal adjective starter
C. use a participial phrase
D. use an infinitive phrase

Accepted is to fact as unproven is to

What is the main source of irony in this poem? -the idea that winning is really losing -the idea that failures hold success in higher esteem than those who are successful -the idea that dying is winning

Ineed . read the passage, and choose the three (3) inferences that are most firmly based on the given information. your sister has a new boyfriend. the first time you meet him, he corners you and talks to you for an hour about football, a subject in which you have no interest at all. you come away with the impression that he is an inconsiderate bore. the next two times you see him, however, he says not a word about football. he participates in the general conversation and makes some witty and intelligent remarks. what is your impression of him now? do you find him likable and interesting on the basis of the last two encounters? do you average out the early minus and the later plus and come out with a neutral zero? neither is likely. what is likely is that you still think of him as an inconsiderate bore. psychological research suggests that first impressions, as our mothers and fathers told us, are quite lasting. 1. the words “neutral zero” refer to an impression that is positive. 2. the words “neutral zero” refer to an impression that is neither positivenor negative. 3. the selection suggests that it’s a good idea to make good firstimpressions. 4. the selection suggests that it can be difficult to remain objective aboutothers. 5. first impressions tend to be fair and balance