Which theme is most likely conveyed in this passage?
O The humble are the mighty

Read the passage from the old Chinese fairy-tale "The Favorite of Fortune and the Child of Ill Luck.”

But the beggar found his fortune, and at length became emperor. He returned and stood before his wife. She however, no longer recognized him: She only knew that he was the powerful emperor.

He asked her how she were getting along. "Why do you ask me how I am getting along?” she replied. "I am too far beneath your notice.” "And who may your husband be?” "My husband was a beggar. He went away to seek his fortune. That was eighteen years ago, and he has not yet returned.” "And what have you done during all of those long years?” "I have been waiting for him to return.” "Do you wish to marry someone else, seeing that he has been missing for so long?” "No, I will remain his wife until I die!”

When the emperor saw how faithful his wife was, he told her who he was, had her clothed in magnificent garments, and took her with him to his imperial palace. Which theme is most likely conveyed in this passage? The humble are the mighty. Good things come to those who wait. Time enhances beauty. Hard work results in good fortune.

The most likely conveyed theme in the passage is Good things come to those who wait.

Explanation:

From the excerpt, a poor beggar left his wife to seek his fortune. Luckily for him, fortune smiled on him and he became an emperor.

He was so transformed that when he returned and stood before his wife, his wife could not recognize him. He found out that his wife has been faithful to him all these years despite his absence for about eighteen years and she has been awaiting his return. He also asked her if she would wish to marry someone else but she said that she would remain his wife until she died.

When the emperor saw her faithfulness and loyalty, he revealed himself to her as her husband and took her away to his palace. This shows that good things come to those who wait.

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nature is sure to be the best thing on earth

the sunshine and beauty is sure to be worth

this can't be sold

for any money or gold

because nature is strongly beautiful and is the best thing to happen on earth

sentences vary by structure as well as by function. there are compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.

simple sentence

i like to read.

a simple sentence has one independent clause.

compound sentence

i like to read, and i also like to write.

a compound sentence includes more than one independent clause, connected by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or, so, or yet).

complex sentence

i prefer to read books that are bestsellers.

a complex sentence includes one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. (a dependent clause is one that cannot stand alone.) types of dependent clauses include relative clauses (i kicked the boy who pinched me), adverb clauses (i am going home now because i have a curfew), and noun clauses (i don't know what to do next).

compound-complex sentence

although i prefer to read current bestsellers, i do like to read old agatha christie mysteries, and i also like some 20th-century science fiction.

compound-complex sentences take a bunch of clauses (multiple independent clauses, and one or more dependent clauses) and toss them together like a salad. although these sentences take practice to write in a grammatically correct fashion, they can hold a tremendous amount of meaning, and are common in academic writing.