Read the excerpt from Monster. PETROCELLI
You ever talk to Mr. Cruz? Osvaldo Cruz.

STEVE
Yes, he’s about my age. I’ve talked with Osvaldo.

PETROCELLI
What did you talk to Mr. Cruz about?

STEVE
Same thing, mostly. About playing ball, or the weather. Or what’s going on in the neighborhood.

Based on this dialogue, what can the reader infer?

Steve’s and Osvaldo's parents know one another.
Osvaldo knows a lot of useful information.
Steve usually talks to boys who are his age.
Steve and Osvaldo have known each other for a long time.

Once soueif's and her nieces join the protest, there is a distinct shift in the tone.

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds, in which the crowd begins to disperse just before the first martian exits the cylinder. when i returned to the common the sun was setting. scattered groups were hurrying from the direction of woking, and one or two persons were returning. the crowd about the pit had increased, and stood out black against the lemon yellow of the sky—a couple of hundred people, perhaps. there were raised voices, and some sort of struggle appeared to be going on about the pit. strange imaginings passed through my mind. as i drew nearer i heard stent's voice: "keep back! keep back! "a boy came running towards me."it's a-movin'," he said to me as he passed; 'a-screwin' and a-screwin' out. i don't like it. i'm a-goin' 'ome, i am."what options accurately depict the impact of the boy's words on pacing within the excerpt? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsthe setting is in england, so the boy's words provide the reader with the dialect of the area. even though that slows down the plot, the boy's words contain important information. the plot's forward movement is slow at the beginning of the excerpt because there is little action. the boy's words increase the tension and counteract that lag. the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward. the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away. the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward. wrong? the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away.

Which statement is not true about run-on sentences? a. a run-on sentence has more than one clause. b. one way to correct a run-on sentence is to add a joining word c. one way to correct a run-on sentence is to add an appropriate punctuation mark. d. a run-on sentence has only one clause.