In "The Reluctant Break-Up," what is the main effect of knowing the perspectives of all the characters on the audience?
It adds suspense.
It creates a sad mood.
It adds humor.
It resolves the main conflict.
All of the following sentences from the passage are relevant to the argument identified in the correct answer to Part A except—
"Over the years, he built up the dosage."
"An African elephant can weigh up to 14,000 pounds."
"However, until he died, he allowed his wife to inject venom into his veins each day."
"His blood was so full of antibodies that it continued to be used as an antidote to venom until his death."
How would a filmed or live production of the scene depicted in the passage most differ from the passage itself ?
The actor playing Wilson would be better at hiding his surprise at Holmes’ deductions than Wilson was in the passage.
The audience viewing the production would learn more about the subjects of Freemasonry and Chinese tattoo art than those people who only read the passage.
The actor playing Holmes would speak more slowly than the character in the passage, so the audience could better follow the logic behind his deductions.
The audience, and not Watson, would draw conclusions about Wilson based on his appearance.
What does intergalactic journeys mean in paragraph 6?
voyages from one star to another
trips from one galaxy to another
journeys between universes
any long trips made by extraterrestrials
Which of the following sentences best maintains a formal style and objective tone?
sentence 7
sentence 9
sentence 11
sentence 19
What is the best way to rewrite sentence 3?
In june of this year, I decided to buy a new printer, but being a middle school student, I wasn’t confident I could make the right choice.
In June of this year, I decided to buy a new printer, but, being a middle school student, I wasn’t confident I could make the right choice.
In June of this year I decided to buy a new printer but being a middle school student I wasn’t confident I could make the right choice.
The sentence is correct as is.
