Select the sentence with a clause used as a predicate noun. the man who came here yesterday was selling magazines. we left the performance early because we were tired. the reason he opened the door was that the princess pointed to it.

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

What did mark twain contribute to the history of the novel? select all that apply.

Based on the speaker's viewpoint, whichstatement would he likely disagree with? imagination can be used to gain knowledge.individual knowledge is verified by experttestimony.true knowledge comes from thinking foryourself.knowledge comes from separating yourselffrom the crowd.education does not need to happen in alecture hall.