Which sentence is the hook in this introductory paragraph? for the first time in decades, baby boomers have been outnumbered by another group—the millennials. baby boomers, who were born in the '40s and '50s, are nearing or are in their elder years. millennials, born in the twenty years leading to 2000, are now young adults. now that they are in the majority, there are many areas where the millennials may impact our society and priorities. a. baby boomers, who were born in the '40s and '50s, are nearing or are in their elder years. b. for the first time in decades, baby boomers have been outnumbered by another group—the millennials. c. now that they are in the majority, there are many areas where the millennials may impact our society and priorities. d. millennials, born in the twenty years leading to 2000, are now young adults.

The duke and the dauphin lie, cheat, and steal for the purposes of their own survival. answers: •true •false

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

If you had read the label carefully, you wouldn’t have bought the expired product. what does it means? a. you didn’t buy the expired product because you read the level carefully. b. you didn’t read the label carefully so you bought the expired product.