Which word in the sentence is a predicate adjective? this trip may be brief, but it is our vacation.
a. trip
b. brief
c. vacation
d. it

How does the author's purpose affect his or her text structure

What is the primary purpose of this blog? to inform people about the new sports park to entertain people with details about the warbler to persuade people to protect the warbler to convince people to support the city council

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance