What is the main idea? 1. After a period of squabbling, domestic chickens sort themselves into a reasonably stable "pecking order." 2. Thereafter, when competition for food occurs, all hens defer to the dominant bird, all but
the dominant bird give way do the second, and so on. 3. Conflict is minimized because each bird
knows its place. 4. This process is an example of dominance hierarchy, a social arrangement in which
animals establish a rank for members of the social unit, thereby eventually reducing aggression. 5.
Dominance in male bighorn sheep is reflected in the size of their horns. 6. The larger the horn, the
higher in the hierarchy a male bighorn sheep will be. 7. Wolf packs are organized so that each sex
has a dominant or "alpha" individual to whom all others are subordinate.

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explanation:

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

explanation:

to and without are prepositions, so a, b, and d are prepositional phrases. the adverb phrase is c, about the surprise.

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