Read the excerpt from a student’s essay. as rainsford leans over the ship’s rail, his pipe slips from his hands. acting on impulse, he reaches for the falling object, loses his balance, and falls into the dark water below. after this, rainsford struggles to stay afloat and swim to the island in the distance. it is a difficult task, but after much effort, he lands on the shores. rainsford collapses and falls into a deep sleep. which revision would best expand the ideas in the excerpt? adding a comment noting that rainsford really should have let the pipe fall into the water adding the fact that rainsford hears a number of pistol shots as he swims through the dark water adding more information about rainsford’s past as a soldier and a hunter of wild animals adding more details about the struggle rainsford experiences as he swims to the shore

Select the correct answer. during which stage of the active reading strategy would you identify the theme of a story? a. a = ask questions. b. c = create connections. c. t = track down important information. d. i = make inferences. e. v = visualize. f. e = eureka! combine information.

Read the excerpt from act iii of the importance of being earnest. jack. [in a pathetic voice.] miss prism, more is restored to you than this hand-bag. i was the baby you placed in it. miss prism. [amazed.] you? jack. [embracing her.] yes . . mother! miss prism. [recoiling in indignant astonishment.] mr. worthing! i am unmarried! jack. unmarried! i do not deny that is a serious blow. but after all, who has the right to cast a stone against one who has suffered? cannot repentance wipe out an act of folly? why should there be one law for men, and another for women? mother, i forgive you. [tries to embrace her again.] what is the best conclusion that can be drawn about jack, based on his words and actions in this excerpt? he has a tendency to be rude. he is inclined to show his emotions. he has a tendency to be gullible. he is inclined to be unresponsive.

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