Question

Which best describes a central idea of this excerpt?

The tribes will defend their rights under any circumstances.
The tribes have no place left to retreat.
The tribes want to live peacefully on their land.
The US government has been pushing the tribes off their land.
Which sentence contains a dependent clause?

Joaquín showed me how to throw a curveball.
Quinton studied in the library for his physics test.
Zara is moving to the city when she graduates.
I forgot about today's exam.
Which of Banquo’s quotations from act 1, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth is an example of metonymy?

“How far is ’t call’d to Forres?”
“Speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear / Your favours nor your hate.”
“Or have we eaten on the insane root / That takes the reason prisoner?”
“That, trusted home, / Might yet enkindle you unto the crown”
Why does Roosevelt use repetition in his request for a declaration of war?

to highlight his own credibility
to provide alternative courses of action
to compare the experiences of countries
to emphasize the threat posed by Japan

Answer 1

1) The tribes want to live peacefully on their land.
- (This best matches a central idea that emphasizes the tribes' desire to remain on and live quietly on their land.)

2) Zara is moving to the city when she graduates.
- ("when she graduates" is a dependent (subordinate) clause.)

3) “That, trusted home, / Might yet enkindle you unto the crown”
- ("the crown" is metonymy for the monarchy/royal power.)

4) to emphasize the threat posed by Japan
- (Repetition heightens the seriousness and urgency of the threat.)