Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
after we ate lunch we went to a movie, ate popcorn and did some shopping.
during the long, intermission of the play everyone chatted about the first act.
dad cooked a fancy, and, delicious dinner and i set the table with our best dishes.
due to the earlier malfunction, the aviation mechanic double-checked the wires.

Read the following conclusion for an essay that claims that extreme sports should be more highly regulated because they are too dangerous: whether it is a high level of physical exertion, or extra doses of the "fear factor," it is common for extreme athletes to beat at the door of fate. it is these people who tempt their own mortality, while curious onlookers wait anxiously for the outcome, who must be protected from themselves. which statement provides the most accurate evaluation of the paragraph? a. the closing statement is unsatisfying b. the passage introduces new evidence. c. the thesis is not restated. d. the style is informal and inconsistent.

Which is the most effective paraphrase of the passage "six benches were left empty in every ship that evening when we pulled away from death. and this new grief we bore with us to sea: our precious lives we had, but not our friends" - the odyssey

(the black cat poem) where does the writer fail to support her points with evidence? what evidence from the story would you suggest adding to support these points?