Which sentence uses a comma to separate two independent clauses?(1 point) Responses AJ likes butter, and Jelly on toast. AJ likes butter, and Jelly on toast. I need carrots, beans, and potatoes. I need carrots, beans, and potatoes. Stu likes cake, but I like brownies. Stu likes cake, but I like brownies. It's a great day to fly kite because it is warm, and sunny. It's a great day to fly kite because it is warm, and sunny.
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Stu likes cake, but I like brownies.
Look at the word ostracize in the passage below. In the late 1990s, a deposit of more than 150 broken pottery pieces was uncovered during an archaeological excavation in Athens, Greece. The shards had been used as ballots in a special kind of election conducted in Athens during the 5th century BCE. When elections occurred - once a year, at most - citizens could vote to ostracize a leader whom they believed had become too powerful or potentially dangerous to democracy. Anyone receiving more than 6000 votes was forced to leave the city within 10 days and was not permitted to return for 10 years. Once their period of exile ended, these banished politicians could, and sometimes did, return to the city. The practice lasted about 70 years, ending after 417 BCE. What is the meaning of ostracize as used in the passage? (1 point) Responses Exclude or expel from a group Exclude or expel from a group Nominate through secretive means Nominate through secretive means Criticize using formal language Criticize using formal language Skip to navigation
Exclude or expel from a group
The root greg means group. What does the word aggregation mean?(1 point) Responses A collection of different things A collection of different things An ordering of events An ordering of events A law regulating the distribution of goods
A collection of different things.
The root pens means weigh out or distribute. What does the word recompense mean?(1 point) Responses To give money to a person for a service or a loss To give money to a person for a service or a loss To sue a person for injury or harm To sue a person for injury or harm To contribute to a person's well-being
To give money to a person for a service or a loss.
Read the source of the allusion. The Titanic was a luxury steamship touted as indestructible, but in 1912, on its maiden voyage, it hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and sank. What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? The politicians staff decided it was time to get off the Titanic, so they left the campaign and started looking for other jobs. (1 point) Responses A large project facing failure A large project facing failure A boring or monotonous project
A large project facing failure.
Read the source of the allusion. The ancient Roman scholar Pliny the Elder relayed an unbelievable story in which The Iliad (a poem hundreds of pages long) was written on parchment paper and inserted into the shell of a walnut. William Shakespeare later referenced his story when his character Hamlet uses the phrase “in a nutshell” to describe something that is compact What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? So, in a nutshell, that's the story of my month long trip to Iceland. (1 point) Responses In conclusion In conclusion In a concise way
In a concise way.