What is the author's purpose?
a. the topic of a persuasive paper
b. the historical and cultural context of a paper
c. the thesis statement of an informative paper
d. the reason an author is writing

Nikolai gogol, "the nose" what can you infer about ivan jakovlevitch from his reaction in this passage from "the nose"? o a. that he was angry at kovaloff and cut off his nose o b. that he loves his wife and wants her to think kindly of him o c. that he often finds body parts in the food at his house o d. that he is often blamed for things that are not his fault

“skateboarding is a sport combining grace, courage and skill, and here we see it being born.” based on this passage, what inference can you make about the author’s opinion of skateboarding? a. the author does not think skateboarding is a ‘real’ sport. c. the author feels skateboarding should be illegal. b. the author feels skateboarding is only appealing to very young children. d. the author respects and appreciates skateboarding as a sport.

What task did the surveyors do? a. they studied the landscape to determine the most direct route for building a road. b. they designed treadmills that lifted blocks of stone to where they were needed. c. they dug trenches and filled them with sand, concrete, and large blocks to form a road.