Choose the sentence that correctly uses both a participle and an infinitive. a. i wanted to try out for the football team this year. b. after we went shopping, we stopped for coffee. c. trembling with excitement, i waited to hear my name. d. washing the dishes is one of my nightly chores.

Which statement best expresses the meaning of these lines from “the courage that my mother had”? that courage like a rock, which she / has no more need of, and i have. a. the speaker equates her mother's courage with a rock. b. the speaker needs the kind of courage her mother showed. c. the speaker realizes her mother no longer needs courage d. the speaker realizes her mother found courage in rocks.

The owners reputations are in jeopardy.

Which trait is used to evaluate a writer's opinion and purpose? a. voice b. ideas and content c. organization d. conventions a. voice