2ex. Write comparative sentences with the words in brackets.

1. New York and London are both famous. (as / as)
London

2. Emma's city is beautiful but my city is very, very
beautiful. (less)
Emma's city

3. Leeds is quite big. Manchester is very big. (than)
Manchester

4. Life in a village is relaxing. Life in a city isn't. (more)
Life in a village

5. Cape Town is exciting and so is Sydney. (as / as)
Cape Town's attractions

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important.what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

Which information would the reader know if the mother were the narrator? select each correct answer. what the father thought about his wife's involvement in politics

What does manns conclusion in "coming of age in the dawnland" indicate about how the settlements and people of sixteenth-century new england reacted to the increasing presence of europeans?