A split infinitive: A. is an elliptical clause without a clearly understood subject.

B. occurs when an adverb is placed between the word to and the verb stem.

C. is a modifier that could modify either of two words.

D. is a clause in which the subject is ommited.​

The first two chapters of the book scams and swindles are identity theft and auction and ebay frauds. a. scams and swindles should be in quotes because it is the title of a book. b. identify theft should be in quotation marks because it is the title of a book chapter. c. auction and ebay frauds should be in quotation marks because it is the title of a book chapter. d. both b and c select the best answer from the choices provided

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds, in which the crowd begins to disperse just before the first martian exits the cylinder.when i returned to the common the sun was setting. scattered groups were hurrying from the direction of woking, and one or two persons were returning. the crowd about the pit had increased, and stood out black against the lemon yellow of the sky—a couple of hundred people, perhaps. there were raised voices, and some sort of struggle appeared to be going on about the pit. strange imaginings passed through my mind. as i drew nearer i heard stent's voice: "keep back! keep back! "a boy came running towards me."it's a-movin'," he said to me as he passed; 'a-screwin' and a-screwin' out. i don't like it. i'm a-goin' 'ome, i am."what options accurately depict the impact of the boy's words on pacing within the excerpt? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsthe setting is in england, so the boy's words provide the reader with the dialect of the area. even though that slows down the plot, the boy's words contain important information.the plot's forward movement is slow at the beginning of the excerpt because there is little action. the boy's words increase the tension and counteract that lag.the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward.the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away.the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward.wrong? the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away.

The gift of magi: explain two falling action events from your novel or short story and how they relate to the climax