How can you love Chinese food and not know that you love it? The misplaced modifier is and does not know it.
What the person does not know, I would guess, is that there is a new restaurant located on the corner of Oak and Burberry that specializes in Chinese food.
There is a new restaurant on the corner of Oak and Burberry specializing in Chinese Food. If you didn't know about the Blue Lantern, check it out. Your taste buds will delight in your new discovery.
I can't think of a way of doing this without splitting this into 3 sentences and providing a name so I'm not repeating myself. If your teacher finds this unacceptable please put it in a comment and I'll see what I can do.
How can you love Chinese food and not know that you love it? The misplaced modifier is and does not know it. i DID THE TASK YESTERDAY. i got it right. Pls give me brainlest!!
By studying the suffix of “fallacy,” a reader can conclude it means “without being false.” “someone who does something false.” “the state of being false.” “having the quality of being false.”
The correct answer is C. The suffix -cy is indicating that the word is a noun, so the meaning should be eithef related to a concrete or abstract thing. The only meaning that can be related to an abstract idea is "the state of being false". Choices B and D refer to ideas tipically expressed by adjectives, as they are qualities. Choice A is the opposite meaning of fallacy.
The state of being false
Based on the historical background provided, which two claims in this excerpt from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s "Four Freedoms" speech, given in 1941, can be considered inconsistent with US policy?
Two inconsistencies in US policy with FDR's 'Four Freedoms' speech were the lack of comprehensive social welfare to address freedom from want, and the failure to protect personal security, as seen in the internment of Japanese Americans, compromising freedom from fear.
Two claims in Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" speech that can be considered inconsistent with US policy at the time are freedom from want and freedom from fear. While these freedoms were promoted by Roosevelt as ideals that the United States should support, they were not fully realized within the nation's policies during that era. The United States did not have universal social welfare programs to prevent extreme poverty (freedom from want), nor did it completely protect against threats to personal security (freedom from fear), especially considering the racial discrimination and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Describe the counterpoints that Raleigh’s Nymph makes in his poem “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” to Marlowe’s Shepherd in “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love.” Analyze and explain an idea or concept from the material. Your answer should be at least one hundred words.
On his poem, the Shepherd offers the Nymph a lot of things to try and convince her to love him and live together. The response of the Nymph is to tell him that everything he offers is just temporary and she is timeless, so she won't fall in love with him because it wouldn't work out.
On Raleight's poem, there's a part that says:
Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses,
Thy cap, thy kirtle and thy posies,
Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten
In folly ripe, in reason rotten
Here, the Nymph describes how with the passing of time all the gifts he offers to her become broken, rotten and/or forgotten. I think the Nymph rejects him badly but in the end, the Shepherd would be happier with a woman who is mortal like he is, and shares his view of love and life.
Answer:
By communicating in creative detail the thinking behind her dismissals, stanza-by-stanza, the speaker inside the ballad, a youthful female sprite, reacts to the shepherd's vision of their "cheerfully ever-after." The fairy, having predominant reasonability, coolly protests the shepherd's contributions and discloses to him that all he proposes is of the restricted time allotment of a human being; his contributions won't last.
Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
She was an old garrulous woman, a pawnbroker’s widow, who collected used stamps for some pious purpose.I had to endure the gossip of the tea-table. ("Araby" from Dubliners, p. 3)
Based on this context, which of the following best describes this woman?
talkative, religious, wealthy
quiet, religious, wealthy
quiet, religious, middle class
talkative, religious, middle class
D.) Talkative, Religious, Middle Class
Definitions:
Pious - devoutly religious
Garrulous - excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
Pawnbroker - a person who lends money at interest on the security of an article pawned
Based on this context, the woman is best described by these words: talkative, religious, middle class
garrulous means talkative. It refers to a person who talks about unimportant things.
pious means religious. It refers to a person who has a deep respect for God.
Middle class refers to someone who has enough money to live and a bit more money to spend on extra things. A middle class person is generally too conventional and traditional. He / she may not like changes very much. The fact that the woman is a pawnbroker’s widow gives the idea she belongs to the middle-class; she is not wealthy -rich- . She still runs the shop where people go to sell used things. People give her used things , sometimes these things are valuable ( gold or silver) and when she sells them , she gives part of this money to the people. Besides, if these people leave their valuable objects but they never come back, she will keep the objects for herself.
Locate the prepositional phrase and indicate if it is an adjective or adverb phrase.
Crops will grow after the rain.
adjective phrase
or
adverb phrase
Answer:
adverb
Explanation:
Locate the prepositional phrase and indicate if it is an adjective or adverb phrase.
Crops will grow after the rain.
adjective phrase
or
adverb phrase
In "Hum," how does Hugh and Tum Tum help Sami the most?
Hum is a short story written by Naomi Shihab Nye. It tells the story about a Palestine boy who moved to America, how he is adapting to it, and thought he was doing a fine job but the 9.11 broke out. Everybody started to see Sami as another terrorist. One day, when he was having a hard time, he found a letter that’s sent to Mr.Hug. After giving him the letter, they start a conversation.
Sami comes back home with a new job: reading the newspaper for Mr.Hugh, who’s blind.
In a way, Mr. Hugh and his dog Tum Tum, who help Mr.Hugh’s daily life, helped Sami when he needed it the most. Thanks to that job with Mr. Hugh, Sami started a new club, a dialogue club. There, he gets some healing from his club members.
Select all of the characteristics that distinguish standard English from nonstandard English
Answer: there are no characters listed
Explanation:
Select the correct answer.
What inference can be drawn from these lines of text?
In all cultures, gestures are used as a form of nonverbal communication. But the same gesture may have different meanings in different cultures.
A. Two cultures cannot use the same gestures.
B. Some gestures may have the same meaning in different cultures.
C. People from different cultures may misunderstand each other's use of gestures.
D. Many cultures use gestures as the primary form of communication.
E. Some cultures rely only on gestures to communicate with each other.
The inference that can be drawn from these lines of text include option C: People from different cultures may misunderstand each other's use of gestures.
What do you mean by term Gesture?
Gestures are very effective in communication, but the same gestures can have different meanings in other countries which can cause a lot of confusion when communicating.
Every Culture has they’re way of doing things. some cultures are different and some are alike. With some cultures being different so are their gestures.
Therefore, correct option is C.
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Imagine that you are a study habit expert. Your class has a test and one of your classmates comes to you with a problem. Her family has noisy houseguests visiting that week and she can't concentrate on her studies at home. What would you suggest to her?
A.
She should take her books and go to a local library to study.
B.
She should make a study date with her other classmates at a café.
C.
She should use earphones to drown out the noise at home while studying.
D.
She should wait for the houseguests to leave and then study later in the week.
Answer:
A. She should take her books and go to a local library to study.
Explanation:
You should suggest a friend go to the local library. She could not contrate in her house, even though she could use earphones, the houseguests can be deconcentration and might come to her room.
The best solution for her is to find a quiet place for studying where no one could interpret her and where can she study and read in quiet.
The local library has room for studying and she could be studying with other students and be concentrate on the material she needs to learn.
Which two parts of these excerpts from homers odyssey depict the gods involvement in mortal affairs
I want to say 2 and 3, definitely not 4, but 1 could be it, but I would pick 2 and 3.
Answer:
The second and third part
Explanation:
The second and third part depicts how the gods would interact with mortal humans. The gods were depicted as all powerful, able to control the different aspects of the environment. This includes, the different elements of nature like the sun, sky etc.
Jasmine wanted to save money, so she cut down on gratuitous spending. What does gratuitous mean? the process of completing a task correctly; accurate full of unnecessary things; not needed the ability to think for oneself; confident identified by a specific characteristic; recognized
I think the answer may be B.
the answer is B the key is the words are unnecessary things
Use the dictionary entry and the sentence to determine the italicized word’s part of speech. “I object to your tone of voice.”
The correct answer is verb.
Answer:
C. Verb
Explanation:
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what us the main purpose of the rising action in a short story
Definition of Rising Action. Rising action in a plot is a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension in a narrative. In literary works, a rising action includes all decisions, characters' flaws, and background circumstances that together create turns and twists leading to a climax.
Rising action refers to the events and conflicts of the plot that set the tone for the climax, the main purpose of rising action in a short story is to create tension, suspense and interest. It comes after the exposition where the characters are presented and before the climax, and is the longest part of the short story.
1. Think about the themes that are developed and emerge through the characters and events in the novel. Is The Cay a story that is mostly about relationships or survival? Decide which theme the story is mostly about. Support your position using specific examples and evidence from the story
In his famous speech at the March on Washington in 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “I
have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be
judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
Theodore Taylor published The Cay six years later, in 1969. The dedication to the novel read:
“To Dr. King’s dream, which can only come true if the very young know and understand.”
What does Taylor want young people to “know and understand”? How will this help Dr.
King’s dream come true? Explain what the dedication means and how the message of the book
is connected to Dr. King’s dream. Use at least two details from the novel to support your
answer
This question asks about your work in your reading character role. You may use your reading
selection to help you answer the question.
What impact did the novel have on you as a reader? Would you recommend the novel to a
friend? Why or why not? Support your response with at least two pieces of evidence from the
novel.
The story from Theodor Taylor, "The Cay" is a novel against prejudice, theres a strong massage againts racism. This is reinforced not only with the story itself but with the dedication he writes for M.L King.
The characters in this novel are:
1) Phillip Enright an 11-year-old who is the protagonist and narrator of the story. He is abandoned on a cay in "The Devil's Mouth". He is injured when his shiped get torpedoed and because of that injured goes blind and stablish a relationship with Timothy, a black man. When the day go theough he becomes to enjoy his company and appreciate building up a close relationship based on trust and care.
2) Timothy is a West Indian native of Charlotte Amalie in Saint Thomas. He is , is marooned with Phillip on the island and takes good care of him teaching him to live without his sight and be self-sufficient.
3) Stew Cat is the Phillip´s and Timothy´s cat. Their feline friend on the cay, especially closed to Phillip. Before the ship is beaten he was the cook´s cat.
4) Grace is Phillip's Mother she goes on the ship with Phillip but when it get beaten she drown with it.
5) Mr. Phillip Enright is Phillips father he works in an oil refinery and moves his family to the Dutch West Indies.
6) Henrik van Boven is Phillip's friend in Curaçao, original from the Dutch Island and is against Grace prejudice and racism against black people.
The story is about relationships and the way their are built and reinforced daily. It´s about how prejudice can be knoked down and strong friendship can be born in its place when you don´t took people for granted. For example, at the begging of the story Phillip, maybe caring his mothers preconcepcion on black people, had a negative idea about Tymothy:
“He crawled over toward me. His face couldn't have been blacker, or his teeth whiter. They made an alabaster trench in his mouth, and his pink-purple lips peeled back over them like the meat of a conch shell. He had a big welt, like a scar, on his left cheek. I knew he was West Indian. I had seen many of them in Willemstad, but he was the biggest one I'd ever seen.”
But thorugh out the time passed they relation ship became closer and Phillip begun to accept Tymothy more naturally and his thoghts also were different: “I moved close to Timothy's big body before I went to sleep. I remember smiling in the darkness. He felt neither white nor black.“
Finally but not leats, about the Quote: “To Dr. King’s dream, which can only come true if the very young know and understand.” It might be because they have to experience and loose themselves on new relationships, leaving prejudice aside to expierience their own reality and build up their own ideas.
Which choice contains the same root word in three different parts of speech?
A) You can't coerce me coercively with too much coercion.
B) The conception of the idea was conceived at the conception of the century.
C) You must initiate by taking the initiative, or you will never be initiated.
D) My analyst got me out of analysis, telling me that I no longer needed to be analyzed.
Help please!!!
I think it is C but I could be wrong
The answer is A
Explanation:
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What is the study of the history and structure of language?
archeology
linguistics
phonetics
semantics
linguistics, because it is the study of language and the history of its structural change.
how is the single commandment ridiculous?
Your answer is ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS. this might be wrong sorry if it is
The single commandment 'Thou shalt not make any graven images' may be seen as ridiculous by some because it forbids the creation of any visual representation of God or any other object of worship.
Explanation:The single commandment 'Thou shalt not make any graven images' may be seen as ridiculous by some because it forbids the creation of any visual representation of God or any other object of worship. This prohibition can be seen as challenging in a world where visual symbols and images are commonly used to represent religious beliefs.
This commandment was given by Moses to the Israelites and is one of the Ten Commandments mentioned in the Bible. The purpose behind this commandment was to discourage idol worship and emphasize the worship of the one true God.
However, it may be considered unreasonable by some because it restricts the use of art and visual representations as tools for religious expression and worship.
I need help writing a couplet, quatrain, or a combination of the two on Macbeth or A Rose for Emily. Would give more points for this but I only have 15
Here's a quatrain on Macbeth (more precisely, his ambition). It's a heroic stanza in iambic pentameter, with an abab rhyme scheme.
Before the witches sang of foul and fair,
The throne, the blade were in his mind accursed.
The fates decreed that more than man he dare:
No blood, no crime, no throne could quench his thirst.
hunger games dystopian examples
1. total observation
2. loss of freedom to define her own image
3. loss of control
Answer:
Poor people
No liberty
Violent
anybody know anything about kubla khan poen by coleridge
Question 1: You can do something like this just what you want to improve about your self.
I would like to enhance my overall attitude. I will change my thinking from negative to positive. I will deal with the negative influences by thinking of the bright side. The positive influences will help improve my attitude.
Question 4:
1. I spent so much time baking this cake for the party, but it collapsed and now it looks terrible. My guests will be here in an hour, so there’s nothing I can do.
My guests will appreciate the thought, I have enough time to grab a cake from the store. It’ll sure be a funny story to tell.
2. I can’t believe I’m waiting in this long line just to buy movie tickets. By the time I get to the front, I’m sure the movie will be sold out; I should have just rented a movie at home.
This is going to be a great movie if so many people are trying to get tickets. I can already smell the popcorn!
3. I can’t stand exercising at the gym. Everybody is lifting these heavy weights and running for an hour, and I can barely walk a mile.
These people are all working so hard! I can’t wait to come next time to keep improving myself!
4. Of course I have a cold again. Every time I have a big event coming up I get a cold, and it doesn’t go away for a month.
Well it appears I’m improving my immune system. I bet I’ll be better before my big event.
5. My friends got together on the weekend, and they didn’t even ask me to go. That’s the third time they’ve done that. It’s like they’re embarrassed about me or something.
I’ve been busy with my family lately with lots of fun activities, I’m sure my friends didn’t mean to exclude me
6. I’m a terrible painter; my painting looks nothing like the vase of flowers I was trying to paint. It looks like a big blob of different colors.
I can’t wait to paint again to improve my skills.
7. I always get lost when I’m driving. I’m already late, I know I’m going to get lost, and then I’ll be even later.
I found my favorite bookstore last week from getting lost. Everyone is late every once in a while.
8. I lost my keys again. It figures. Now I’m going to have to pay to get another set, and I’ll probably lose those a week from now.
I remember last week I found my keys in the refrigerator. They are probably somewhere silly.
9. My mom gave my sister all these clothes for her birthday. On my birthday, she gave me a card with $10—that’s it. She’s always favoring my sister, and she basically gives me nothing.
My mom always knows what’s best for her kids, she gave me $10 because she knows I’m saving up for a new bookshelf.
10. I’m not even sure why I’m organizing this closet. It’s just going to become disorganized again.
I’ll try to keep this closet more organized!
11. I just took the dog out for a walk, and now he needs to go out again. I’m never going to get anything done today. All I do is take care of this dog.
I can ask my neighbor if they can watch my dog for a few hours while I get my stuff done.
12. I was just going to go for a run, and now it’s raining so I’m stuck inside.
I just love the smell of rain! I also have an indoor cardio workout I can do!
13. I haven’t gone to the dentist in so long I’m terrified to go. I’m sure all my teeth have cavities, and he’s going to have to fill them, and it’s going to hurt.
I know I brush my teeth regularly and it’s good for my health to see a dentist.
14. I set a goal to make my bed every morning this month, and I’ve barely done it 10 days. I never do anything I say I’m going to do. I just can’t keep any resolutions.
I’ve already accomplished my goal almost 10 times! I’ll set a reminder to make sure I do it every day!
15. I really don’t want to go to this event. It’s going to be boring, and I probably won’t know anybody there.
This event is going to be a fun experience, I’ll do new things and meet new people.
what is the importance of this detail to the story? "words floated in low,somber tones,through,and i heard them all: " Nazis...SS...Zyklon B...concentration camps..." And i remembered
Do you know the meaning of the words? Do you know what they symbolized? Do you know what the Nazis believed. Do you know how ruthless the SS was? Do you know that Zyklon B was an insecticide that was used to murder nearly 5 million people.
I know this is a school assignment, but some assignments are meant to be taken more seriously than others. This is one of them. The Nazis stood for evil. The SS enforced that evil, and Zyklon B was one of the many things used in the war against a humanity that could not fight back.
Read the sentences below and complete the instruction that follows. The coach, who has ten years' experience, has agreed to lead our team. The coach who has ten years' experience has agreed to lead our team. Select the answer that explains the difference between the two sentences, as well as the purpose each clause serves for the benefit of the reader.
The correct answer is:
B) The first sentence contains a nonessential adjective clause that modifies the noun "coach"; therefore, it provides the reader with interesting details about the subject of the sentence. The second sentence contains an essential adjective clause that modifies the noun "coach"; therefore, it clarifies for the reader which coach is being discussed.
which of these options is a complex sentence?
A) As she was unable to swim, Lena didn't want to go to the pool party.
B) As she was unable to swim, Lena didn't want to go to the pool party, but Jasmin convinced her to go.
As she was unable to swim, Lena didn't want to go to the pool party is a complex sentence. Thus option A is correct.
What is a sentence?A sentence can be defined as the part where the phrase and the words are. This often contains a subject and a predicate. For a sentence, it needs to be grammatically correct. Also, there should be proper punctuation marks that are needed in a sentence. It can contain a noun or a pronoun.
One independent clause and one dependent clause make up a complex statement. It cannot stand alone as a sentence because she was not able to swim.
Lena didn't would really like to attend the pool party; this independent component can stand alone as a sentence. A comma must separate the dependent and independent clauses if the dependent clause occurs first. Therefore, option A is the correct option.
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Final answer:
Option B) 'As she was unable to swim, Lena didn't want to go to the pool party, but Jasmin convinced her to go.' is a complex sentence.
Explanation:
The complex sentence is option B) As she was unable to swim, Lena didn't want to go to the pool party, but Jasmin convinced her to go.
A complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. In this case, the independent clause is 'Lena didn't want to go to the pool party' and the dependent clause is 'As she was unable to swim' which functions as an adverbial clause giving more information about Lena's reason for not wanting to go. The conjunction 'but' connects the two clauses, creating a compound-complex sentence.
Write a 250-word essay in which you explain the relationship between the speaker and the mother in the poem. Be sure to cite examples from the text in your response.
The speaker in "The Courage My Mother Had", had a strong relationship with her mother. One way this is shown is the title itself. And also the whole poem the speaker is talking about how she misses her mother and how great and courageous she was. If the speaker and their mother were not close and did not have a strong bond then the speaker probably never would have written this poem.
In Gwendolyn Brooks's poem 'We Real Cool', the relationship between the speaker and the mother is one of tension, representing youth rebellion and parental authority. The speaker, a young pool player, challenges societal expectations while recognizing their vulnerability in the face of societal disapproval, embodied in the mother figure. Thus, the poem offers a nuanced exploration of relationships in literature.
Explanation:In the poem 'We Real Cool' by Gwendolyn Brooks, the relationship between the speaker and the mother is complex and layered, suggestive of a deep understanding of human relationships that Brooks is renowned for. The relationship is one of tension, suggesting an exploration of youth rebellion and parental authority. The speaker of the poem, presumably a member of the group of pool players, demonstrates an adolescent defiance against the constraints of society, represented here by the mother figure.
Their decision to stay out late and play pool is a direct challenge to authority and the conventional expectations of society. Yet within this rebellion, there is an underlying recognition of their vulnerability. This is hinted at in the use of words like 'we lurk late' and 'we jazz June' which show a hint of mischief and indulgence, yet with an undertone of apprehension. They are acutely aware of the disapproval they attract from society, embodied in the mother figure.
Therefore, the relationship between the speaker and the mother in Gwendolyn Brooks's poem 'We Real Cool' is fraught with tension, emblematic of the struggle between youthful defiance and societal norms. The text is thus a case study in successfully analyzing and interpreting relationships in literature.
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Why is Mrs. Van Daan's coat important to her?
the coat was important to her since it was from her old life before the holocaust
Which statement is false? 1.All media are constructs. 2.Media messages are entertaining but unimportant. 3.There are many media genres. 4.Media literacy...
2. While not all media messages are super important, they all have some sort of significance
2.Media messages are entertaining but unimportant ( FALSE)
Explanation:Media are methods of communication. Books, newspapers, photographs, songs, and movies are all kinds of media. Because they include tales of one kind or another, whether fiction or nonfiction, these tools also contain messages. Imagine of the media message as the moral to the story.
Read the excerpt from "The Crab That Played with the Sea.”
And Pau Amma? You can see when you go to the beach, how all Pau Amma’s babies make little Pusat Taseks for themselves under every stone and bunch of weed on the sands; you can see them waving their little scissors; and in some parts of the world they truly live on the dry land and run up the palm trees and eat cocoa-nuts, exactly as the girl-daughter promised. But once a year all Pau Ammas must shake off their hard armour and be soft—to remind them of what the Eldest Magician could do. And so it isn’t fair to kill or hunt Pau Amma’s babies just because old Pau Amma was stupidly rude a very long time ago.
Oh yes! And Pau Amma’s babies hate being taken out of their little Pusat Taseks and brought home in pickle-bottles. That is why they nip you with their scissors, and it serves you right!
Which evidence best supports the conclusion that the narrator is telling this story with a particular child in mind?
A. “You can see when you go to the beach, how all Pau Amma’s babies make little Pusat Taseks for themselves under every stone and bunch of weed on the sands; you can see them waving their little scissors.”
B. “But once a year all Pau Ammas must shake off their hard armour and be soft—to remind them of what the Eldest Magician could do.”
C. “It isn’t fair to kill or hunt Pau Amma’s babies just because old Pau Amma was stupidly rude a very long time ago.”
D. “Pau Amma’s babies hate being taken out of their little Pusat Taseks and brought home in pickle-bottles. That is why they nip you with their scissors, and it serves you right!”
This excerpt comes from the story “The Crab that Played by the Sea” written by Rudyard Kipling. It is a fable to teach children about the origin of life.
Question: Which evidence best supports the conclusion that the narrator is telling this story with a particular child in mind?
Answer: D. “Pau Amma’s babies hate being taken out of their little Pusat Taseks and brought home in pickle-bottles. That is why they nip you with their scissors, and it serves you right!”
Answer:
D
Explanation:
For an essay about threats to our health which of the following sources appears to be most credible
Unfortunately, I need to know which sources are available to answer this question! If I had to guess the answers, I would say a scientific journal would be most credible.
Happy Holidays!
Answer: D. Singer, Ming. Preventing Heart Disease. Boston, MA: McMaster Brothers, 2013. Print.
Explanation:
Which of the sentences below is written correctly? A. Karen or her sisters is babysitting for the Langfords tomorrow night. B. Either Rick's brothers or Rick mows the neighbor's yard once a week. C. Neither her aunts nor Wendy make the cupcakes for the class picnic. D. Joe or his parents cleans out the pool before they have pool parties. Reset Su
i think it is option B either rickbrothers or rick mows the neighbors yard once a week
The correct sentence among the options given is C. It correctly follows the subject-verb agreement rule for compound subjects connected with 'neither/nor'. Rewriting can improve awkward sentences to make them clearer and more direct.
Among the given options, sentence C is written correctly in terms of subject-verb agreement. The sentence 'Neither her aunts nor Wendy make the cupcakes for the class picnic.' is correctly formed because when using either/or or neither/nor constructions, the verb should agree with the subject closest to it. In this case, 'Wendy' is singular, so the plural form of the verb 'make' is used. However, it is advised to rewrite awkward sentences like this for clarity.
A better version could be: 'Either Wendy or her aunts are making the cupcakes for the class picnic.' This rewritten sentence sounds less awkward and maintains correct subject-verb agreement.
As for sentence structure and logic, we can apply a similar principle to compound subjects joined by 'and' or 'or'. For example, 'Either both Bob and Karen are washing the dishes or Sally and Tom are.' Here, the verb 'are' is used because 'Bob and Karen' is a compound subject that is treated as plural, but if one part of a compound subject is singular and the other plural, the verb should agree with the part closest to it.
What is the theme of a text?
The theme of a text is its central message or idea, often implied through elements like imagery, symbols, and character development rather than explicitly stated. To identify a theme, consider the author's intentions, character progression, and recurring patterns within the text.
The theme of a text is the underlying message, idea, or point that is central to the story and is often summed up in a single word or phrase, such as 'friendship', 'bravery', or 'the quest for identity'. Although a story may have multiple themes, they tend to explore universal or recognizable ideas and provide commentary on the human condition, societal norms, or life's ethical questions. To ascertain a text's theme, analysis may focus on recurring imagery, symbols, or motifs, examine relationships between plot, setting, characters, and overall structure, as well as the evocation of feelings throughout the narrative.
A theme is not explicitly stated but is instead implied through various elements of the text. For example, in Gwendolyn Brooks's poem 'We Real Cool', the theme can be interpreted as the significance of companionship and the struggle for individual identity among teenagers, which is expressed through the repeated usage of 'We' at the end of each line. In performing a textual analysis, considering changes in characters, plot developments, and posed problems or ideas can lead to a deeper understanding of the text's central themes.
Examples of questions to ask oneself when trying to identify the theme include: What is the author trying to convey? How do the characters evolve throughout the story? What are the recurring patterns or language in the text? By answering these questions, one can formulate a thesis that captures the essence of the text's theme.